| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ORFEO | Title character in a Gluck opera |
| AMAHL | Title character in a Menotti opera |
| RIENZI | Opera title character who dies in a conflagration |
| SALIERI | Real-life opera composer who's a title character in a Rimsky-Korsakov opera |
| TITO | Title character of a Mozart opera |
| LAKME | Opera title character who eats a poison leaf |
| RIGOLETTO | Verdi opera whose title character is a jester |
| TOSCA | Opera title character who hurls herself from a parapet |
| CARMEN | Opera title character who is stabbed by a spurned lover |
