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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 10, 2009 | 13A | Diva's solo | Paula Gamache |
| Monday, July 06, 2009 | 15A | Song for a diva | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, May 25, 2009 | 11D | Diva's number | Peter A. Collins |
| Saturday, May 16, 2009 | 33D | "Votre toast," for one | Tyler Hinman and Byron Walden |
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 | 28A | Classical singer's selection | Patrick Berry |
| Wednesday, February 11, 2009 | 11D | "Celeste Aida," e.g. | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, February 04, 2009 | 15A | 16-Across's "La donna è mobile," e.g. | Paula Gamache |
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 | 25A | "O terra, addio," e.g. | Michael Vuolo |
| Saturday, November 29, 2008 | 28D | "William Tell" component | Barry C. Silk |
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 | 52D | High-culture strains | Donald K. Willing |
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 | 2D | 24-Across's "Zeffiretti lusinghieri," e.g. | Karen M. Tracey |
| Friday, October 03, 2008 | 35D | Unlikely number for a rock concert | Harvey Estes |
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 | 63A | Verdi's "Di Provenza il mar," e.g. | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 | 53D | Verdi's "E il sol dell'anima," for one | Elizabeth A. Long |
| Friday, May 30, 2008 | 52D | Scena segment | Natan Last |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | 33A | Diva's delivery | Adam G. Perl |
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 | 64A | Met highlight | Harvey Estes |
| Saturday, April 05, 2008 | 16A | Da capo ___ (Baroque piece) | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, April 01, 2008 | 24D | Mozart's "Madamina," e.g. | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, March 30, 2008 | 55A | Diva's delivery | Paula Gamache |
| Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | 57D | Melody for Dame Nellie Melba | Sarah Keller |
| Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | 14A | Oratorio highlight | Victor Fleming |
| Monday, December 31, 2007 | 15A | Diva's song | Lynn Lempel |
| Wednesday, December 26, 2007 | 11D | Andrea Bocelli delivery | Jim Page |
| Monday, November 19, 2007 | 60D | Met highlight | Lynn Lempel |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | 2D | ___ da capo | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 | 40D | "Sempre libera" e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 | 60A | Met solo | Norma Johnson |
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 | 20A | "Il mio tesoro," e.g. | Tony Orbach & Patrick Blindauer |
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 | 16A | Song for Dame Nellie Melba | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, April 29, 2007 | 19A | 1998 Andrea Bocelli operatic album | Henry Hook |
| Monday, April 16, 2007 | 11D | Diva's delivery | Randall J. Hartman |
| Thursday, April 12, 2007 | 16A | Solo piece | Jim Page |
| Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | 15A | Saint-Saëns song | Lucy Gardner Anderson |
| Wednesday, March 07, 2007 | 10D | Met highlight | Richard Silvestri |
| Sunday, February 11, 2007 | 23A | Dramatic solo | Mark Feldman |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 | 35D | 63-Across, e.g. | Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming |
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 | 64D | "Di quella pira," e.g. | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2006 | 53D | Musical solo | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| Wednesday, November 08, 2006 | 54A | Puccini piece | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, October 22, 2006 | 17D | Part of a score | Harvey Estes |
| Friday, October 06, 2006 | 16A | ___ di bravura (piece showing off a singer's vocal agility) | Nancy Joline |
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 | 40A | La Scala highlight | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, August 28, 2006 | 42D | Puccini piece | Stanley Newman |
| Monday, August 14, 2006 | 37D | Opera solo | Gene Newman |
| Monday, May 22, 2006 | 50A | Diva's delivery | Edgar R. Fontaine |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 | 66A | Coloratura piece | Kevan Choset |
| Monday, January 09, 2006 | 34D | Opera highlight | Allan E. Parrish |
| Saturday, December 03, 2005 | 2D | Cantatrice's offering | Dana Motley |
| Wednesday, November 02, 2005 | 56D | Star turn | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | 44A | Diva's delivery | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| Sunday, October 16, 2005 | 44A | Solo | Con Pederson |
| Wednesday, October 05, 2005 | 65A | Stage solo | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, August 15, 2005 | 40A | Diva's solo | Lynn Lempel |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2005 | 55A | "Tosca" number | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Wednesday, June 15, 2005 | 56D | Oratorio highlight | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 | 61A | Song that may include some high notes | Sarah Keller |
| Friday, April 29, 2005 | 59A | Dramatic strains | Karen M. Tracey |
| Monday, April 25, 2005 | 16A | Opera highlight | Alison Donald |
| Tuesday, March 08, 2005 | 14A | Met solo | Deb Amlen |
| Friday, February 25, 2005 | 45A | 48-Across feature | Eric Berlin |
| Sunday, February 13, 2005 | 109D | Solo | Daniel C. Bryant |
| Monday, August 30, 2004 | 39A | Operatic solo | Jeffrey Harris |
| Monday, July 26, 2004 | 41D | Song for a diva | Bernice Gordon |
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 | 68A | Number for one | Greg Staples |
| Wednesday, July 07, 2004 | 25D | "Dite alla giovine," e.g. | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 | 118A | "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, April 06, 2004 | 13A | Opera solo | Tony Orbach |
| Wednesday, March 03, 2004 | 11D | Diva's lines | Mark Diehl |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2004 | 14A | Mozart composition | Nancy S. Ross |
| Wednesday, February 18, 2004 | 42A | Met number | Mitch Komro |
| Thursday, January 01, 2004 | 45A | Solo for Renata Scotto | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, November 04, 2003 | 61A | Opera solo | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Friday, October 31, 2003 | 18A | Puccini piece | Earl L. Martin III |
| Monday, October 27, 2003 | 30A | Diva's solo | Richard Miller |
| Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | 6D | It might hit the high notes | Richard Hughes |
| Tuesday, August 05, 2003 | 63A | Diva's delivery | D. J. DeChristopher |
| Tuesday, July 29, 2003 | 14A | Operatic solo | Ed Early |
| Sunday, June 22, 2003 | 11D | Solo | John Duschatko |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2003 | 64A | Solo appropriate for this puzzle | Adam G. Perl |
| Tuesday, April 01, 2003 | 33A | Met song | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2003 | 48D | La Scala song | Myles Callum |
| Thursday, March 06, 2003 | 56D | Andrea Bocelli piece | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, January 28, 2003 | 35D | Song for Sills | Christina Houlihan |
| Monday, December 02, 2002 | 53D | Operatic song | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, November 17, 2002 | 16D | Greek nymph with a musical-sounding name | Richard and Judith Martin |
| Sunday, November 10, 2002 | 111D | "Willow Song," e.g. | Cathy Millhauser |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2002 | 3D | Mezzo's tune | Kumar Balani |
| Saturday, September 28, 2002 | 18A | Massenet's "Vision fugitive," e.g. | Raymond Hamel |
| Monday, September 23, 2002 | 60A | Opera song | Peter Gordon |
| Thursday, September 05, 2002 | 18A | "William Tell" part | Michael Shteyman |
| Wednesday, September 04, 2002 | 2D | Pavarotti performance | Eric Berlin |
| Sunday, September 01, 2002 | 103D | Oratorio segment | Patrick Berry |
| Monday, August 19, 2002 | 39A | Song for a diva | Lynn Lempel |
| Friday, August 16, 2002 | 4D | Solo | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, August 05, 2002 | 60A | Song for a diva | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, July 10, 2002 | 53D | Horne solo | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2002 | 11D | Pavarotti specialty | Ed Early |
| Thursday, May 23, 2002 | 34A | *Opera ... coloratura ... "Eri tu" | John Underwood |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2002 | 27D | Diva's delivery | Barry Callahan |
| Monday, May 06, 2002 | 51D | Opera highlight | Peter Gordon |
| Monday, April 15, 2002 | 28D | Operatic song | James P. Sharp |
| Sunday, March 10, 2002 | 122A | Part of a libretto | Nelson Hardy |
| Saturday, February 23, 2002 | 45A | Berg's "Der Wein," e.g. | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2002 | 65A | Diva's moment | Steven Picus |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2002 | 58A | What the fat lady sings | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, December 25, 2001 | 16A | Met song | Peter Gordon |
| Thursday, December 13, 2001 | 53D | Part of a score, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, November 29, 2001 | 11D | Met selection | Patrick Merrell |
| Monday, November 26, 2001 | 57D | Opera excerpt | Bette Sue Cohen |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2001 | 64A | Met song | Steven Dorfman |
| Saturday, September 15, 2001 | 59D | Price piece | Michael Shteyman |
| Tuesday, July 03, 2001 | 29D | Strauss's "Mein Herr Marquis," e.g. | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2001 | 17A | Song for Lily Pons | Tyler Hinman |
| Sunday, June 10, 2001 | 92A | Part of an oratorio | Cathy Millhauser |
| Thursday, May 03, 2001 | 5D | ___ cantabile (gentle, sad song) | Trip Payne |
| Sunday, April 29, 2001 | 131D | Solo piece | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, April 04, 2001 | 43A | Part of a fantasia | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Tuesday, March 20, 2001 | 51D | Met song | Peter Abide |
| Monday, March 05, 2001 | 57A | Song with trills | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Friday, February 02, 2001 | 36D | "Tutte le feste," e.g. | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Thursday, January 18, 2001 | 49D | Bellini work | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, January 02, 2001 | 60A | Diva's delivery | Sarah Keller |
| Friday, December 22, 2000 | 13D | It may be accompanied by an orchestra | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Monday, November 27, 2000 | 15A | Pavarotti piece | Nancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg |
| Tuesday, November 21, 2000 | 51A | Opera solo | Robert Zimmerman |
| Friday, November 03, 2000 | 15A | Number for one | Joe DiPietro |
| Thursday, November 02, 2000 | 10D | Oratorio portion | Henry Hook |
| Sunday, October 29, 2000 | 55A | Song of "Salome" | Karen Hodge |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2000 | 33D | Diva's delivery | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Saturday, October 14, 2000 | 31A | "Una voce poco fa," e.g. | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, September 20, 2000 | 16A | Mozart's "Dalla sua pace," e.g. | Edgar R. Fontaine |
| Monday, September 11, 2000 | 41A | Diva's song | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2000 | 15A | Solo, of a sort | William I. Johnston |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2000 | 51D | Part of a score, maybe | Greg Staples |
| Monday, June 19, 2000 | 17A | Mozart's "Madamina," e.g. | Manny Nosowsky |
| Friday, June 16, 2000 | 27D | Domingo delivery | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, June 05, 2000 | 16A | Diva's song | William A. Ballard |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2000 | 45A | Some trills from Sills | M. Francis Vuolo |
| Monday, May 29, 2000 | 59A | Pavarotti solo | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, May 22, 2000 | 59D | Song for Carmen | Nancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand |
| Tuesday, May 02, 2000 | 29D | Strain at La Scala | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, April 17, 2000 | 34D | Song for a diva | Greg Staples |
| Monday, April 03, 2000 | 14A | Soprano's song, maybe | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, March 26, 2000 | 4D | Air on stage | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, March 07, 2000 | 16A | Coloratura's piece | John Greenman |
| Saturday, February 19, 2000 | 60A | Bit of Mozart's art | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2000 | 56A | Met song | Frances Hansen |
| Tuesday, December 21, 1999 | 43D | Soprano's song, maybe | Richard Hughes |
| Friday, October 29, 1999 | 51A | Price presentation | Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, October 24, 1999 | 37A | Star turn at La Scala | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, October 04, 1999 | 15A | Mozart's "Il mio tesoro," e.g. | Joey Crumley |
| Friday, September 17, 1999 | 43D | Mozart's "Madamina," e.g. | Patrick D. Berry |
| Tuesday, September 07, 1999 | 15A | La Scala highlight | David Ainslie Macleod |
| Monday, August 23, 1999 | 16A | Vocal solo | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Wednesday, July 28, 1999 | 14A | Met score | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, July 11, 1999 | 81D | Voice stretcher | Nancy Salomon |
| Thursday, July 01, 1999 | 16A | Diva's offering | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, May 10, 1999 | 18A | Diva's song | Frances Hansen |
| Wednesday, April 21, 1999 | 3D | Diva's piece | Mary E. Brindamour |
| Monday, March 01, 1999 | 57D | Diva's song | Ed Early |
| Sunday, February 21, 1999 | 68D | Coloratura's piece | Fred Piscop |
| Sunday, January 03, 1999 | 32A | Verdi's "Caro nome," e.g. | Randolph Ross |
| Friday, December 04, 1998 | 42A | Strains at Covent Garden | John Wolting |
| Tuesday, October 13, 1998 | 55A | Diva's big moment | Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, August 30, 1998 | 48A | "Vissi d'arte," e.g. | John Wolting |
| Tuesday, July 21, 1998 | 14A | Coloratura's piece | Hugh Davis |
| Tuesday, June 30, 1998 | 52D | Song for Carmen | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| Wednesday, June 10, 1998 | 44A | Mozart's "Il mio tesoro," e.g. | Nancy S. Ross |
| Tuesday, May 26, 1998 | 15A | Met highlight | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| Saturday, May 16, 1998 | 15D | "Song of the Golden Calf," e.g. | Jim Page |
| Monday, May 11, 1998 | 7D | "Tosca" tune | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, March 23, 1998 | 12D | Pavarotti solo | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, March 09, 1998 | 38A | 9-Across solo | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, February 10, 1998 | 58A | Soprano's song, maybe | John Greenman |
| Monday, February 02, 1998 | 15A | Verdi's "D'amor sull'ali rosee," e.g. | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, January 06, 1998 | 19A | Lily Pons specialty | Ed Early |
| Monday, November 03, 1997 | 16A | "Toreador Song," e.g., in "Carmen" | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Monday, October 27, 1997 | 11D | Operatic solo | Mark Gottlieb |
| Thursday, October 02, 1997 | 43A | Bartoli performance | Christopher Hurt |
| Saturday, September 20, 1997 | 12D | Battle strain? | Bob Klahn |
| Wednesday, September 10, 1997 | 29D | Stage solo | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, September 01, 1997 | 68A | Pavarotti piece | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, July 01, 1997 | 15A | "Summertime," e.g., in "Porgy and Bess" | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, May 26, 1997 | 22A | Song for Aida | Eileen Lexau |
| Thursday, March 13, 1997 | 3D | Horne solo | Matt Gaffney |
| Monday, January 13, 1997 | 2D | La Scala solo | G. E. Paul |
| Wednesday, November 27, 1996 | 44A | "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g. | R. Hughes |
| Tuesday, November 26, 1996 | 54D | Operatic solo | S. Spadaccini |
| Wednesday, October 16, 1996 | 59A | 51-Down highlight | B. Gordon |
| Sunday, September 29, 1996 | 108D | "Turandot" tune | M. Reagle |
| Tuesday, September 03, 1996 | 7D | Song for Madama Butterfly | A. Goldstein |
| Thursday, August 15, 1996 | 59A | "Caro nome," e.g. | S. B. Whitten |
| Tuesday, July 23, 1996 | 2D | "Un bel di," e.g. | G. E. Paul |
| Thursday, July 04, 1996 | 35A | Sills offering | Joy L. Wouk |
| Monday, May 27, 1996 | 51D | Song from Placido | N. Steinberg |
| Wednesday, May 08, 1996 | 38A | ___da capo | R. Norris |
| Monday, March 11, 1996 | 40A | "Figaro" song | R. Zimmerman |
| Wednesday, March 06, 1996 | 57D | Sills solo | N. S. Ross |
| Sunday, March 03, 1996 | 22A | "Jewel Song," e.g. | B. Klahn |
| Tuesday, February 13, 1996 | 12D | La Scala song | G. Paul |
| Sunday, January 28, 1996 | 23A | "Quanto è bella," e.g. | M. W. Perry |
| Thursday, November 02, 1995 | 1D | "La vendetta," e.g. | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Sunday, October 29, 1995 | 102A | Diva's big moment | Maura B. Jacobson |
| Wednesday, October 25, 1995 | 7D | Domingo solo | Larry Nargi |
| Wednesday, October 18, 1995 | 16A | "Le rêve" or "Nessun dorma" | Nancy S. Ross |
| Tuesday, September 05, 1995 | 7D | Met solo | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| Sunday, August 27, 1995 | 48D | Cousin of a canzone | Martin Schneider |
| Wednesday, August 16, 1995 | 15A | Pavarotti selection | Judith Perry |
| Monday, July 10, 1995 | 57D | Domingo forte | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, July 09, 1995 | 42D | Piece for 21-Across | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Thursday, July 06, 1995 | 57D | Jessye Norman specialty | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, June 05, 1995 | 16A | "Tosca" tune | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, May 24, 1995 | 34D | "Elsa's Dream," e.g. | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Sunday, May 14, 1995 | 68D | What the fat lady sings? | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, April 11, 1995 | 54A | Battle song | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, March 27, 1995 | 14A | Sills solo | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, January 23, 1995 | 57D | Coloratura's piece | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Monday, December 19, 1994 | 64A | Sills solo | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Thursday, December 08, 1994 | 2D | "O patria mia," e.g. | Randolph Ross |
| Thursday, November 24, 1994 | 49D | "Se vuol ballare," e.g. | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| Thursday, November 10, 1994 | 2D | "Un bel di," for one | Alfio Micci |
| Thursday, October 13, 1994 | 11D | _____ dacapo | Manny Nosowsky |
| Wednesday, September 28, 1994 | 58A | Oratorio solo | Robert Zimmerman |
| Monday, September 26, 1994 | 23D | Sills song | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Monday, August 29, 1994 | 15A | Song for one | Mary Derderian Brown |
| Thursday, July 21, 1994 | 13A | "Flower Song," e.g. | Betty Jorgensen |
| Sunday, July 03, 1994 | 82A | Melody | A.J. Santora |
| Sunday, June 26, 1994 | 39D | Lover of Apollo | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Saturday, May 14, 1994 | 26A | Battle song | Rand H. Burns |
| Tuesday, March 22, 1994 | 16A | La Scala presentation | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Monday, March 21, 1994 | 49D | _____ da capo | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Wednesday, March 09, 1994 | 52D | Kathleen Battle offering | Norma Steinberg |
| Thursday, February 10, 1994 | 51D | Solo | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, January 30, 1994 | 126A | _____ de capo | Alex K. Justin |
| Monday, January 10, 1994 | 34D | Sills solo | Randolph Ross |
| Tuesday, December 21, 1993 | 11D | "Jewel Song," e.g. | Janie Lyons |
| Monday, December 20, 1993 | 19A | Kathleen Battle offering | Norma Steinberg |