Wanted: a seven-letter noun.
1. Question
The opening is the “Siegfried Idyll” by Richard Wagner. As a fan of the Nibelungen, he had named his son after the legendary dragon slayer. He had become invulnerable by bathing in the blood of the mythical creature he had killed – except for the spot between his shoulders where a small linden leaf had strayed. Only his wife knew this, and she then inadvertently revealed the hero’s Achilles heel to his murderer Hagen von Tronje.
From the first name of Siegfried’s wife you should find and write down: the third or the third to last letter.
2. Question
Music number two comes from the Senegalese singer Tapha Ndiongue and is called “Dianfa”, which means “betrayal”. What we are looking for for the music: the term for a person who betrays, slanders or denounces another person. The word comes from Latin and has ten letters.
You will find the letter relevant to the puzzle in the third, fifth and ninth positions.
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3. Question
The ultimate betrayal of Christianity is probably Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. In 1970, Roy Harper took on the role of Judas in the song “Don’t You Grieve.” The search is for the area on the western slope of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem where this betrayal took place according to the Gospels of Mark and Matthew.
From the name of this garden should be noted: the third letter.
4. Question
Music number four is called “Prodosia”, the Greek word for “betrayal”. It was written by Manos Hadjidakis, we are looking for: the singer. She began her career as a jazz singer, later switching to lighter entertainment. God willing, she will celebrate her 90th birthday on October 13th this year. On her farewell tour she sang the song between “White Roses from Athens” and “Me and Bobby McGee”.
From the name of this Greek singer please note: the last two letters.
5. Question
But some also give themselves away. Like the main character in the 1893 opera “Manon Lescaut”. At least, her lover, the student Des Grieux, expresses this view in the song “Ah! Manon, mi tradisce” (sung in the broadcast by Jonathan Tetelman). The person being sought is the composer of the opera (the 100th anniversary of whose death will be on November 29, 2024).
Relevant to the puzzle is: the first letter of his first name.
6. Question
The last song of the show is called “Treason” and is by the New Zealand group The Bats. The person being sought to accompany the music is the European who was the first to see New Zealand, but who did not set foot on the island for good reason. He told the world about New Zealand’s existence before James Cook.
The third letter of the first name of this capable sailor concludes the guessing word sought this time.
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