Packet 3: Tossup 6

A character in this opera asks, “Am I in your light?” (10[1])in one aria before her partner responds by quoting a poem by Baudelaire. The opening line of a refrain in this opera changes whether it refers to north, west, or east each time it appears. This opera’s composer was inspired by Sibelius’s Seventh Symphony to create a symphony based on it whose second movement is titled “Panic.” A 2018 production of this opera (-5[1])with Ryan McKinny in the lead role featured indigenous artists performing a Corn Dance. In this opera, the maid Pasqualita (10[1])describes (-5[1])the (10[1])blossoming (10[1])of a “cloud-flower” while singing a lullaby adapted from a traditional Tewa melody. Act 1 of this opera ends with an aria based on Donne’s “Batter My Heart, Three-Person’d (10[2])God.” (10[5])For 10 points, name this opera by (10[1])John Adams (10[1])about J. Robert Oppenheimer. (10[3])■END■ (10[4]0[3])

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