| TOSCANINI | Principal conductor at La Scala in 1898 |
| HAITINK | Bernard, Principal Conductor at the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967-79 (7) |
| NORMA | Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, first performed at La Scala in Milan on Boxing Day 1831 (5) |
| MADAMEBUTTERFLY | It premiered at La Scala in 1904 |
| OPERA | What is performed at La Scala in Milan? (5) |
| FALSTAFF | Opera by Giuseppe Verdi about a Shakespearean character, premiered at La Scala in 1893 |
| OPERAHOUSE | Sydney's waterside landmark or La Scala in Milan (5,5) |
| OPERAGOER | One who frequents, say, La Scala in Milan (5,4) |
| OPERAHOUSES | *The Met and La Scala (in essence) |
| CORONER | There's nothing in turning to conductor at inquest (7) |
| ERNEST | Ansermet, founder of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in 1918 and principal conductor in 1967 (6) |
| SARGENT | Malcolm, conductor and composer who was chief conductor at the Proms for 20 years (7) |
| OZAWA | Longtime conductor at Tanglewood |
| MAESTRO | Musical conductor at Rome's frolic |
| TCHAIKOVSKY | Conductor at Carnegie HALL's opening night |
| REARGUARDACTION | Defensive manoeuvre of conductor at back of train? (9,6) |
| FIEDLER | Conductor at Disney World's opening |
| CANER | One wielding stick is able to become conductor at last (5) |
| ABBADO | Claudio ?, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra appointed in 1979 |
| GIA | Scala in "The Guns of Navarone" |
