| SAINTSAENS | French composer of the 1877 grand opera Samson et Delilah (5-5) |
| ANNASEWELL | Author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty (4,6) |
| LESTROYENS | French grand opera by Berlioz premiered in 1863 (3,7) |
| LEODELIBES | French composer of the ballets Coppelia and Sylvia, and the opera Lakme |
| BERLIOZ | French composer of the 1863 grand opera The Trojans (7) |
| IBSEN | Henrik, author of the 1877 play The Pillars of Society (5) |
| BOLSHOI | ___ Theatre, site in Moscow, Russia, of the 1877 premiere of ballet Swan Lake (7) |
| SEWELL | English author of the 1877 children's novel Black Beauty (4,6) |
| ANNA | English author of the 1877 children's novel Black Beauty (4,6) |
| EGGANDSPOONRACE | Unusual fusion of grand opera, song and dance is a fun event (3-3-5,4) |
| EGO | I will provide the beginnings of every grand opera (3) |
| ERA | The age of grand opera |
| PORGYANDBESS | Extravagant poses by grand opera (5,3,4) |
| SQUIREGORDON | Second owner of the titular horse in the 1877 Anna Sewell novel Black Beauty, following Farmer Grey (6,6) |
| RAVEL | Maurice, French composer of the opera The Spanish Hour (5) |
| BEANO | Party commenced without grand opera overture (5) |
| DOPE | The lowdown from inside grand opera ... |
| AIDA | Funding a grand opera? Doesn't sound like it! (4) |
| RAVIOLI | Grand opera violin player has an Italian dish for dinner (7) |
| SENATOR | The -, 1877 novel by Anthony Trollope (8,7) |
