The Clue
"Idomeneo," e.g. (5 letter answer)
The Answer
OPERA
Tags
Notes
The answer OPERA is very common and appears about once every 46 puzzles.
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Gluck product
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Met fare
Met production
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Theater offering
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Type of hat
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Kind of hat or house
La Scala offering
La Scala production
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Record store section
Soap or horse chaser
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Word with hat or house
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What the fat lady sings?
Where the Marxes spent a night
Where to hear "Bravo!" and "Brava!"
"Dido and Aeneas," for an early English example
Definition
OPERA as a noun:
1. a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
2. a commercial browser
3. (opera, opera house) = a building where musical dramas are performed