Across
- 1. The mechanical doll in ‘The Tales of Hoffmann’ (7)
- 3. French playwright who created the character of Figaro (6,12)
- 4. Composer of ‘Lulu’ (5,4)
- 7. English translation of ‘bel canto’ (9,7)
- 9. The Duke of Mantua’s Court Jester (9)
- 10. Rodolfo and Marcello’s landlord in ‘La Bohème’ (6)
- 11. Occupation of the title character in ‘Peter Grimes’ (9)
- 13. The number of operas composed by Beethoven (3)
- 14. What Carmen makes for a living (10)
- 16. Rigoletto’s daughter (5)
- 17. Composer of ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’(4,6)
- 18. The opera left unfinished by Puccini following his death (8)
- 19. The town where ‘Albert Herring’ is set (7)
Down
- 2. Soprano known as ‘La Divina’ (5,6)
- 5. The first opera Leonard Bernstein conducted, written by Benjamin Britten (5,6)
- 6. Birthplace of Kiri te Kanawa (8)
- 8. Eugene Onegin’s love (7)
- 12. Architect who designed the Sydney Opera House (4,5)
- 15. Text of an opera (8)