Friday Opera Crossword #5

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Across
  1. 5. The famous Figaro, Figaro, Figaro aria from 'The Barber of Seville' (5,2,8)
  2. 6. The first opera to premiere from Wagner’s Ring Cycle (3,7)
  3. 7. The profession Don José in 'Carmen' originally trained for (6)
  4. 8. The real-life woman upon whom Violetta from 'La Traviata' is based (8,9)
  5. 11. The composer whose music is featured in Looney Tunes’ 'What’s Opera, Doc?' episode (7,6)
  6. 12. The real location where 'Tosca' murders Scarpia (7,7)
  7. 16. Verdi’s first wife's given name (10)
  8. 17. The Café where the second act of 'La Bohème' unfolds (4,5)
  9. 18. The TV talent show won by Australian soprano Danielle de Niese at the age of nine (5,6,4)
  10. 19. The author upon whose novel Brett Dean’s opera 'Bliss' is based (5,5)
Down
  1. 1. A small group of musicians who perform on stage, separate from the orchestra, often as part of a party scene (5)
  2. 2. The first rehearsal where singers and musicians gather together to play through the score (9)
  3. 3. Opera superstar who performed a widely derided cover of Mariah Carey’s 'All I Want for Christmas is You' (5,8)
  4. 4. The opera which shares its plot with the 1936 Greta Garbo film 'Camille' (2,8)
  5. 5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s violin teaching father’s first name (7)
  6. 9. Wozzeck’s wife in Alban Berg’s opera (5)
  7. 10. Plucking a violin or other stringed instrument with a finger, rather than playing with a bow (9)
  8. 13. Legendary Italian conductor who conducted the premiere of 'La Bohème' (6,9)
  9. 14. The fraternal organisation whose symbolism features in 'The Magic Flute' (10)
  10. 15. The singer who recorded the legendary 'The Art of the Prima Donna' record in 1960 (4,10)