| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TESS | D'Erlanger operatic heroine |
| TESS | Heroine of a d'Erlanger opera |
| AIDA | Operatic heroine |
| TOSCA | Operatic heroine |
| AIDA | Operatic heroine. |
| MIMI | Operatic heroine. |
| GRETEL | Operatic heroine. |
| ISEULT | Operatic heroine. |
| THAIS | Operatic heroine. |
| ARIANE | Operatic heroine |
| AIDAS | Operatic heroine and namesakes |
| LULU | Alban Berg operatic heroine |
| EVA | Operatic heroine wooed by Beckmesser |
