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Definitions for word OPERA

The following 127 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, October 26, 200914A"Tosca," for oneMike Nothnagel
Tuesday, September 01, 200914AMusical work that's often not in EnglishSteven Ginzburg
Tuesday, June 02, 200945DWagner compositionPatrick Blindauer
Sunday, April 19, 200965D"Nixon in China," for oneWill Nediger
Sunday, February 08, 200939APrice productionAlan Arbesfeld
Saturday, December 13, 200824DWork with chorusesFrank Longo
Monday, October 20, 20083DPuccini productionDaniel Raymon
Monday, July 14, 200863A"Tosca" or "Thaïs"Ed Early
Saturday, January 26, 20082DGlass workKaren M. Tracey
Friday, December 28, 200726APlace to find a C-note?John Farmer
Tuesday, October 02, 200728D"La Traviata," e.g.Oliver Hill
Saturday, September 29, 200745DSee 29-DownRobert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, August 22, 200735AParis Métro station next to a music centerPatrick Blindauer
Wednesday, June 06, 200745ALincoln Center offeringRichard Silvestri
Sunday, June 03, 200718D"Idomeneo," e.g.Kelsey Blakley
Wednesday, March 28, 200716ANumbered worksBurton Clemans
Monday, March 26, 200714A"Faust" or "Don Giovanni"Eric Fischer
Monday, December 18, 200642APlural of 21-AcrossDonna Levin
Saturday, October 28, 200644AWord with light or rockDavid Quarfoot
Thursday, October 19, 200612DActivity for some season ticket holdersRaymond C. Young
Sunday, August 20, 20065A"Dido and Aeneas," for an early English exampleRichard Silvestri
Friday, August 18, 200644DWord with light or horseJoe DiPietro
Thursday, August 03, 200650DPuccini productionNancy Salomon
Monday, June 19, 200619AMusical work featuring 3-DownRaymond Hamel
Wednesday, April 19, 200666A6-Across, e.g.Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, January 17, 200624DLa Scala productionNancy Salomon
Thursday, December 08, 200544APhantom's hauntDavid Pringle
Tuesday, November 22, 200514A"Fidelio," for oneNancy Salomon
Monday, November 14, 200520AMet productionMarjorie Berg
Wednesday, June 22, 200551D"Martha" or "Norma"Verna Suit
Sunday, June 19, 200563DBizet workManny Nosowsky
Friday, April 08, 200546ABizet workManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, August 03, 20046AGounod productionRoy Leban
Sunday, June 13, 200468AWhere you might take a lorgnetteRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, June 08, 200467AMet offeringEd Early
Monday, May 31, 200433D"La Bohème," e.g.Gregory E. Paul
Tuesday, April 27, 200455AMet offeringJanet R. Bender
Thursday, April 22, 200421AWord with buff or buffaDaniel C. Bryant
Tuesday, January 27, 20048D"Il Trovatore," e.g.Randall J. Hartman
Wednesday, October 29, 200336ASydney ___ HouseManny Nosowsky
Friday, April 11, 200352D"Nixon in China," for oneElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, December 30, 200235D"Tosca," e.g.Gregory E. Paul
Wednesday, November 27, 200214A"William Tell," e.g.Ron O'Hair
Saturday, July 20, 200214ASetting for a 1935 Marx Brothers farceDana Motley
Monday, July 15, 200264AWagner workJohn Leavy
Sunday, June 23, 200267DWorksEric Berlin
Wednesday, April 17, 200252D"Norma," for oneRichard Silvestri
Friday, January 11, 20023DWorksMark Diehl
Tuesday, November 27, 200147DKiri Te Kanawa's milieuEd Early
Monday, October 22, 200114AWhere to hear an ariaDenise Neuendorf
Wednesday, September 12, 200114ACollected worksPhilip Lew
Wednesday, August 22, 200151D14-Across, e.g.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, August 06, 200142A"Pagliacci," e.g.Bernice Gordon
Monday, July 30, 200116A"La Bohème," e.g.Nancy Kavanaugh
Wednesday, July 18, 200115ARameau workElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, March 04, 200196DField of BattleCathy Millhauser
Monday, January 29, 200147D"Faust," e.g.Sarah Keller
Monday, December 25, 200015AMet offeringAdam G. Perl
Sunday, November 19, 2000100DTheater offeringCathy Millhauser
Thursday, October 26, 200054D"Wozzeck," e.g.Patrick Berry
Tuesday, October 17, 200059ALa Scala offeringPeter Gordon
Tuesday, October 03, 200011DSee 21-AcrossTodd McClary
Monday, September 11, 200066A"The Magic Flute," e.g.Gregory E. Paul
Monday, August 28, 200012D"Lohengrin," e.g.Richard Hughes
Friday, July 14, 200025D35-Down, for oneBrendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, May 20, 20006DComic ___Rich Norris
Sunday, May 14, 200054DKind of glassesBill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Monday, April 24, 200020AWhere to hear an ariaPeter Gordon
Monday, April 03, 200025DWhere to hear a 14-AcrossGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, March 29, 200055AWhat the fat lady sings?Peter Gordon
Monday, March 20, 200018AVerdi workGregory E. Paul
Monday, November 29, 199916A"Don Giovanni," for exampleRichard Chisholm
Monday, October 18, 199948D"Carmen," e.g.Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
Monday, September 06, 19993D"Lohengrin," e.g.Manny Nosowsky
Sunday, August 08, 199934D"Hänsel und Gretel," e.g.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, July 21, 199963APart of Mozart's artNoah Dephoure
Monday, June 21, 199917AWord after grand or soapGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, April 14, 199954ALa Scala offeringAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, July 27, 199850D"The Barber of Seville," e.g.Steven Picus
Monday, June 29, 199815A"The Barber of Seville," e.g.Gregory E. Paul
Monday, March 09, 19989A"Falstaff" or "Fidelio"Randall J. Hartman
Thursday, February 26, 199815AWork for Moffo or a buffoLois Sidway
Wednesday, January 28, 199861AParis landmark, with "L'"Mark Gottlieb
Sunday, January 04, 199897DAria areaMark Danna
Thursday, October 30, 199725DField of buffosCathy Millhauser
Monday, October 13, 199722D"La Bohème," e.g.Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, August 17, 199766DKind of hat or houseCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, July 15, 199710D"Don Giovanni," for oneFrank Longo
Wednesday, April 16, 199714A"Otello," e.g.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, January 12, 199711A16-Down, for oneM. Rosen
Wednesday, December 18, 199616AMozart offeringM. W. Perry
Sunday, December 15, 1996120AParis cultural centerR. Ross
Monday, December 02, 19962DSoap ___D. L. Wilk
Friday, November 29, 19966DBeethoven wrote just oneB. White
Sunday, November 24, 199615D"Lulu," e.g.M. Jacobson
Friday, November 08, 19964D"Orfeo," e.g.M. Gaffney
Tuesday, September 24, 19966D"Pagliacci," for oneS. Spadaccini
Thursday, September 19, 199661ALa Scala productionW. S. Cotter
Tuesday, July 23, 199611DDonizetti workG. E. Paul
Tuesday, June 25, 199650A"Pagliacci," e.g.Randall J. Hartman
Monday, June 03, 19968D"Tosca" or "Thais," e.g.S. L. Robbins
Sunday, May 12, 199623AGig for DomingoR. Silvestri
Wednesday, May 01, 199640DLa Scala performanceF. Piscop
Wednesday, April 24, 199652D"Ernani," e.g.G. Dean
Friday, April 12, 19962DBattle field?M. Nosowsky
Wednesday, February 21, 199628D"Le Coq d'Or," e.g.F. & L. Sabin
Monday, February 05, 199664AMet offeringRobert Katz
Sunday, February 04, 199671DMilieu of 99-DownD.J. Kahn
Thursday, January 11, 199619A"Thaïs," e.g.B. Jorgensen
Thursday, January 04, 19968D"Lulu," e.g.F. & L. Sabin
Wednesday, July 05, 199547DOutput of 42 DownNorman S. Wizer
Monday, May 08, 199538A"Carmen," e.g.Deborah Trombley
Wednesday, April 12, 199529DDvorak's "Russia," e.g.Rich Norris
Monday, March 27, 19955D"Fidelio," e.g.Gregory E. Paul
Monday, January 23, 199536A"Carmen" or "Aida"Sidney L. Robbins
Thursday, December 29, 199445A"Pique Dame," e.g.Jim Page
Monday, September 05, 19942DPuccini productJulian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein
Wednesday, August 31, 199459A"La Gioconda," e.g.Christopher Hurt
Sunday, August 07, 199454D"Yolanta," e.g.Dean Niles
Tuesday, July 19, 19947DIt may be seria or buffaChristopher Hurt
Friday, June 03, 199414A"Simon Boccanegra," e.g.Norman S. Wizer
Friday, February 25, 199427DWorksBob Lubbers
Thursday, January 27, 199441D"Siegfried," e.g.Betty Jorgensen
Thursday, January 20, 19942D"Lakme," e.g.Lois Sidway
Sunday, January 02, 1994116DThreepenny entertainment?Brian G. Tyler
Monday, December 06, 199354DWhere the fat lady singsPeter Gordon
Monday, November 29, 199361A"Faust," for oneSidney L. Robbins