| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| OPENED | Gave the first performance |
| EMOTED | Gave an over-the-top performance |
| PAVAROTTI | Vocalist who gave his farewell performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin |
| OPENED | Held the first performance |
| SHONE | Gave a great performance |
| DEBUT | First performance. |
| PREMIERE | First performance |
| OPENING | First performance. |
| DEBUT | First performance |
| DEBUT | Actor's first performance |
| RAVI | First name in raga performance |
| AIDA | Its first performance was in Cairo |
| AIDA | Its first performance was in Cairo, 1871. |
| LOREN | First Oscar winner for a foreign-language performance |
| ELLENDEGENERES | First comedienne to sit and chat with Johnny Carson after her debut performance |
