| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BESS | Heroine of a Gershwin opera |
| BESS | Gershwin opera heroine |
| TOSCA | Heroine of a Puccini opera |
| TOSCA | Heroine of a Puccini opera. |
| OLDMAID | Heroine of a Menotti opera. |
| TESS | Heroine of a d'Erlanger opera |
| ERO | Heroine of a Mancinelli opera |
| TOSCA | Title heroine of a Puccini opera |
| MANON | Title heroine of a Massenet opera |
| ISOLDE | Title heroine of a Wagner opera |
| ARABELLA | Title heroine of a Strauss opera |
| LOUISE | Title heroine of a Gustave Charpentier opera |
