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