OperaKrostik

Begin by filling in the words next to the twenty-two definitions. Then transfer the letters to the grid. The grid contains a quotation from a book about opera; once you have written some letters in the grid, you will see words forming. (The black squares in the grid indicate the ends of words, but words can run over to the next line.) Fill in the remaining letters, and transfer them to the words section of the clues. By working back and forth between the clues and the grid, you should be able to discover all the letters. The initial letters of the word answers to the clues spell out the author's last name and the title of the book. Good luck!

DEFINITIONS	WORDS
A. Met Russian-American basso (full name)
B. Met soprano, debuted in 1957 and left abruptly in 1960
C. Operatic final farewell (It., 2 wds.)
D. Elevate, raise
E. The Nurse in SFO's 1980 Frau ohne Schatten (full name)
F. Latin abbreviation used in footnoting
G. Letters for the oYcers, perhaps? (2 wds.)
H. The most popular operas are said to belong here (4 wds.)
I. Length of a normal baseball game (2 wds.)
J. One of the Claremont colleges, California (4 wds.)
K. "— in the Moonlight," popular song from 1933 film Flying Down to Rio
L. Prohibition-era crimefighter
M. A major plot line in Verdi's penultimate opera (5 wds.)
N. Bohème's toy vendor
O. Perfumes
P. Vulgar; coarsely humorous, à la Ochs
Q. Easily obtainable merchandise (2 wds.)
R. Artists wait here before going onstage (3 wds.)
S. Purcellian pair reappearing chez Berlioz (3 wds.)
T. Iago's wife
U. The — Truth, 1939 Irene Dunne-Cary Grant comedy
V. Met mezzo Gloria — (Arsace, Preziosilla)

Answers to the OperaKrostik appear on p. 660.