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TOSCAPuccini opera ... or the first five letters of the maestro who conducted its La Scala premiere
MILANCity known for its La Scala Opera House (and one of the three cities)
LABOHEMEToscanini conducted its premiere
LIBRETTOItalian word for a little book containing the words of an opera; or, the words themselves (8)
NORMABellini's bel canto opera or the southern hemisphere constellation known as The Set Square
CROSSBOWWeapon of the maestro violinist? (8)
TURBOHigh-performance limited edition version of the Maestro (5)
RHETTName formed by anagramming the first five letters of "The Trib"
SEAANEMONEInvertebrate whose name sounds like five letters of the alphabet
INFUN"Not seriously" equivalent formed by anagramming the first five letters of the word "unfinished": 2 wds.
GENNADYROZHDESTVENSKY
Russian conductor who conducted the first performances in the west of Shostakovich's 4th and 12th symphonies at the 1962 Edinburgh Festival (7,14)
OTELLOLa Scala premiere of February 1887
LEADEROrchestra's principal first violin; a dog or horse at the front of a team; the head of an expedition; or, the first climber on a rope (6)
OPENINGSequence of moves at the start of a game of chess; or, the first performance of a play (7)
PREMIEREThe first performance of a musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film (8)
MADAMABUTTERFLY1904 La Scala premiere
TURANDOT1926 La Scala premiere
SWAMPYEnvironmental activist who conducted a 1996 tunnel-based protest against the expansion of the A30 in Devon
ALSOPMarin who conducted the final round of the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (June, 2025)
VERDISource of seven La Scala premieres