Hints for beginners

by Phelps Gates

         
         
       
       
       
         
           
         
         
       
             

A.   with I, Mozart opera, K. 384 (3 wds)

B.   equine

C.   Philip Glass opera (4 wds)

D.   nerd

E.   Menotti opera (5 wds)

F.   Mozart opera, K. 366

G.   elevated

H.   Garcia Lorca play, made into two operas

I.   see A (2 wds)

J.   Verdi opera

K.   author of the play on which Verdi`s I Due Foscari
is based (2 wds)

L.   endeavor

M.   cheated

N.   subject of several operas, including one by Gounod
(3 wds)

O.   next to

P.   fairy tale opera by César Cui (3 wds)

Q.   religious group, subject of a Meyerbeer opera

R.   Britten opera, based on a Henry James story (2 wds)

S.   Bellini opera

T.   first part of many operas

U.   renowned tenor (1935-2007)

V.   intimidating player on a hockey team

W.   make another attempt at

X.   Islamic polymath (1126-1198)