Sung story

The answer

OPERA

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPERA answer page.

Used 19 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• CANTATA (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for OPERA

Every other clue in this collection answered by OPERA, most used first.

• Musical drama - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
• Met offering - used 50 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Phantom of the ___" - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• La Scala offering - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Verdi work - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• La Scala production - used 39 times, most recently in 2024
• Puccini work - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Sung drama - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Wagner work - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Met production - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• "Carmen," for one - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Met performance - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Barber of Seville," e.g. - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Drama set to music - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Bizet work - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Mozart work - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Verdi creation - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Where to hear an aria - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Grammy category - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• La Scala performance - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "Carmen," e.g. - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Met work - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Puccini genre - used 15 times, most recently in 2017
• "The Magic Flute," e.g. - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Magic Flute," for one - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Puccini production - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Covent Garden offering - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Drama with singers - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Gig for a soprano - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Met show - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Performance with arias - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Soap ___ - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Works - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
• Beethoven wrote one - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• Horse __ (western) - used 11 times, most recently in 2006
• "La Boheme," e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Musical melodrama - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• "Fidelio," for one - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• It may be light or grand - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Performance at the Met - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Phantom's haunt - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Puccini piece - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Verdi forte - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Wagnerian work - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• What the fat lady sings - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• "A Night at the ___" (Marx Brothers film) - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "Aida," for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "Don Giovanni," for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Lincoln Center attraction - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Lincoln Center offering - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Musical work with sopranos - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• "Nixon in China," e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• "Nixon in China," for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• "Porgy and Bess," for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Price performance - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Sydney ___ House - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• "Aida" or "Tosca" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Beethoven wrote just one - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• "Carmen" or "Tosca" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "Fidelio" is one - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Juilliard major - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• La Scala show - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Lincoln Center production - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Where the fat lady sings - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Grand ___. - used 7 times, most recently in 1996
• "La Traviata," e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Mozart genre - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• "Norma," for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Phantom's hangout - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "Rigoletto," for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Rossini work - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Tosca," for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Verdi genre - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Work with a libretto - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Beethoven wrote only one - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• "Carmen" or "Aida" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• "Carmen" or "Elektra" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "Carmen" or "Norma" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Classic production - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Domingo's domain - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Drama with music - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• "Falstaff," for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Glass work - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• "Louise" or "Norma" - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• "Lulu" or "Norma" - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Massenet work - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Passion of a noted phantom - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Soap or horse follower - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• "The Marriage of Figaro," for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Type of house or glasses - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Verdi's forte - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Wagner specialty - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Word with horse or soap - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Word with "soap" or "grand" - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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