| BIZET | Who composed the opera Carmen? (5) |
| ROSSINI | Who composed the opera The Barber of Seville? (7) |
| WAGNER | Who composed the opera The Flying Dutchman? (6) |
| VERDI | Italian who composed the opera Falstaff at the age of 79 (5) |
| NED | Rorem who composed the opera "Our Town" |
| RUFUSWAINWRIGHT | Canadian-U.S. singer/songwriter who composed the opera Prima Donna (5,10) |
| GEORGESBIZET | ____ wrote the opera Carmen |
| GEORGEBIZET | French composer of the opera Carmen: 2 wds. |
| SEVILLE | City in which the opera Carmen is set (7) |
| HABANERA | Famous aria from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet sometimes referred to as L'amour est un oiseau rebelle |
| GERSHWIN | He composed the opera Porgy and Bess (8) |
| ESCAMILLO | Toreador loved by the titular heroine of the 1875 Georges Bizet opera Carmen (9) |
| HANS | ___ Zimmer who composed the theme music of the historical drama TV series The Crown and has also won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Lion King |
| ZIMMER | Former member of The Buggles who composed the music score for Gladiator and The Dark Knight, Hans .. |
| SCOTTJOPLIN | Ragtime performer who composed The Entertainer, memorably used as the theme for The Sting (5,6) |
| DVORAK | This windy road, very close to the centre of Crewkerne, leads to where the musician who composed the New World Symphony is buried (6) |
| ETHELSMYTH | English composer who composed The March Of The Women, anthem of the women's suffrage movement (5,5) |
| HANDEL | Who composed the anthem Zadok the Priest, performed at the coronation of King Charles III? (6) |
| ELFMAN | Danny who composed the music for The Simpsons and The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| NEILINNES | Singer-songwriter who composed the original music for the film Monty Python And The Holy Grail (4,5) |
