| Cousin of a musical |
Premier Sunday |
28 Sep 2025 |
| Both leads quit Top Gun musical comedy (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
18 Sep 2025 |
| Die Fledermaus or The Mikado, eg |
The Times Concise |
23 Aug 2025 |
| Musical entertainment to repeat in another form (8) |
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| "Orpheus in the Underworld" or "The Pirates of Penzance" |
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| Certain light musical work |
Premier Sunday |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Light opera (8) |
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| You have to repeat it to perfect this form of entertainment (8) |
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| Out of order to repeat light show? |
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| Musical work with humorous librettos |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Jun 2025 |
| A treetop movement in musical drama (8) |
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| A short opera, commonly of a light character (8) |
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| Short musical drama |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 May 2025 |
| Show movement in a tree top |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 May 2025 |
| Musical theatre to repeat mistakes |
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| French pop in over-the-top American musical work |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
14 May 2025 |
| Tape tore, spoiling musical work (8) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
13 May 2025 |
| A treetop (anag)(8) |
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| Choose to drink before, with lead character in the amateur musical drama (8) |
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| The Mikado or Pirates of Penzance |
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| Little work to repeat that's difficult |
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| Light musical drama |
Family Time |
21 Apr 2025 |
| About to interrupt poet collapsing on volunteer in drama (8) |
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| To repeat jazzy drama (8) |
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| Gilbert and Sullivan's genre (9) |
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| A little musical work |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
05 Feb 2025 |
| Tore tape removed in noted drama (8) |
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| For light work tree with a pot should be moved |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Jan 2025 |
| Leader of orchestra's exercise - treat different musical work |
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| Treat Poe terribly in show |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Short musical drama |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Dec 2024 |
| A short musical dramatic work usually on a light or humorous theme (8) |
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| Short amusing musical drama |
|
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| Strange to Peter, a light musical drama (8) |
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| A treetop musical (8) |
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| "The Mikado," e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2024 |
| How would poet rate a work such as Orpheus in the Underworld? (8) |
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| Short amusing drama set to music (8) |
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| "The Mikado," for one |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Repeat to be made of work such as The Merry Widow (8) |
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| Short, light musical drama |
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| Latter epoch shown up by musical work (8) |
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| Musical work and repeat to be rendered in it (8) |
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| Tore tape up to make short musical drama (8) |
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| Possibly a treetop entertainment (8) |
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| Drama by Offenbach or Gilbert and Sullivan, eg (8) |
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| Light work, shaking a tree-top |
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| How to repeat it on stage |
|
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| Short form of musical theatre, usually on a light or humorous theme (8) |
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| G&S composition is awkward to repeat (8) |
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| Shortened musical drama (8) |
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| Here's one way to repeat it on stage |
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| Lighthearted musical drama (8) |
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| E.g. The Merry Widow or Die Fledermaus (8) |
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| Music to peer at, possibly (8) |
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| Musical piece to repeat in revised version |
The Guardian Cryptic |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Musical piece to repeat in revised version (8) |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan's musical genre (8) |
|
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| New to Peter, a light musical drama (8) |
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| Light musical production with mucho singing |
Family Time |
03 Mar 2024 |
| Light entertainment to repeat, perhaps (8) |
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| Short, light opera |
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| Comic musical drama (8) |
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| Short show at the Met |
|
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| How to repeat a musical treat (8) |
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| Excessive amps smothering piano before Die Fledermaus, say (8) |
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| Excessive amps smothering piano before Die Fledermaus, say |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Feb 2024 |
| One of Gilbert and Sullivan's 14 |
Universal |
17 Jan 2024 |
| Tore tape (anag.) (8) |
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| Tore tape (anag.) |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Jan 2024 |
| One of those by Gilbert and Sullivan, say |
|
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| Treat Poe to a light musical arrangement (8) |
|
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| Happily rate poet’s musical drama |
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| “The Mikado,” for one |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Dec 2023 |
| Light work |
Newsday |
02 Dec 2023 |
| Gilbert and Sullivan work |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Stage work to repeat all over the place |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Aug 2023 |
| Light musical work |
The Times Concise |
04 Aug 2023 |
| Leonard Bernstein's 'Candide,' e.g. |
New York Times |
12 May 2023 |
| Leonard Bernstein's 'Candide,' e.g |
New York Times |
12 May 2023 |
| Tailor to repeat light work |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Apr 2023 |
| Musical work |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Musical drama |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Apr 2023 |
| G & S work? |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Jan 2023 |
| Light musical work for the stage |
Premier Sunday |
16 Oct 2022 |
| Light form of theater |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2022 |
| Wrong to repeat a G&S work? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Offenbach and Lehár composed in this genre |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
14 Aug 2022 |
| In books, Peter Pan gets acting work |
The Guardian Cryptic |
25 May 2022 |
| Short musical drama |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 May 2022 |
| Light stage work awkward to repeat |
The Times Cryptic |
14 Feb 2022 |
| Musical entertainment |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Nov 2021 |
| Harry Potter, a tale ultimately for light entertainment |
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| Precursor of today's musical theater |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2021 |
| Precursor of today's musical theater |
The Washington Post |
28 Aug 2021 |
| HMS Pinafore or The Yeomen of the Guard |
Irish Times Simplex |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Poorly rate poet's musical work |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Aug 2021 |
| Work such as 'Die Fledermaus' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Aug 2021 |
| Silly to repeat work by Gilbert and Sullivan? |
|
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| Short work with arias |
Universal |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Cast to repeat light-hearted theatrical production |
|
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| Short musical drama |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Nov 2020 |
| Treat Poe terribly in show |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Nov 2020 |
| The Mikado or Pirates of Penzance, say |
Irish Times Simplex |
16 Nov 2020 |
| "Babes in Toyland," e.g |
Premier Sunday |
11 Oct 2020 |
| About to interrupt unhappy poet with cheers for lyrical work |
|
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| Doctor to repeat work in theatre |
|
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| HMS Pinafore or The Yeomen of the Guard |
Irish Times Simplex |
27 Aug 2020 |
| Musical drama that occurs in theatre before tenors advanced |
|
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| Show a tree top swaying |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jul 2020 |
| Choose to applaud at first before interrupting stage work |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan performance |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2020 |
| To repeat (anag.) |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 May 2020 |
| Show to repeat changes |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Mar 2020 |
| Choose tenor before being involved with a show like this? |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan genre |
Universal |
01 Nov 2019 |
| 'The Mikado,' e.g |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2019 |
| Bernstein's 'Candide,' for one |
Premier Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2019 |
| Light stage work |
The Times Concise |
23 Aug 2019 |
| The Mikado, e.g. |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Jul 2019 |
| Musical comedy ancestor |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2019 |
| Eg, The Gondoliers |
The Times Concise |
01 Jul 2019 |
| Drama for a bloke finally entering capital city (not Washington) |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Jun 2019 |
| Light work |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2019 |
| Gilbert and Sullivan creation |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Apr 2019 |
| Difficult to repeat the "Song of Norway" say |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan creation |
|
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| Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work |
|
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| "The Mikado," e.g. |
|
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| Offenbach offering |
The Washington Post Sunday |
16 Dec 2018 |
| "Candide," for one |
Universal |
04 Dec 2018 |
| Treat Peter to a Trial by Jury, say? |
|
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| Short opera |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Oct 2018 |
| 'The Mikado,' e.g |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Oct 2018 |
| 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' e.g |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2018 |
| Entertainment, retrospective, from latter epoch |
|
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| Light entertainment |
The Times Concise |
24 Aug 2018 |
| Musical piece plump diva finally accepts before tenor |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Aug 2018 |
| Short musical production |
Universal |
11 Jul 2018 |
| Musical work to repeat with variation |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Jun 2018 |
| Amusing musical production |
Universal |
27 Feb 2018 |
| Patience, maybe, required in work over time covering European racing event |
|
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| "H.M.S. Pinafore," e.g. |
|
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| "Candide," for one |
|
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| Amusing musical production |
|
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| Short musical production |
|
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| At the theatre's old counter handout describes musical drama |
|
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| In Paris, father delving into old books appreciated musical drama |
|
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| Light musical production |
Universal |
03 Aug 2017 |
| Moving a pot with exotic tree in is light work |
|
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| Musical comedy precursor |
Newsday |
02 Jul 2017 |
| Arranged to repeat work by Offenbach, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jun 2017 |
| Light entertainment to repeat all over the place |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Apr 2017 |
| Light musical drama |
Family Time |
03 Apr 2017 |
| Little work of note? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Mar 2017 |
| Old gun with power, not second- rate performance |
|
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| Light musical seen back in latter epoch |
|
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| Light musical production |
|
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| Musical work |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Nov 2016 |
| Twisted tree-top – top of ash |
|
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| ''The Mikado,'' e.g |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2016 |
| Form of entertainment tricky to repeat |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Sep 2016 |
| Short musical production |
Family Time |
04 Sep 2016 |
| Rate poet that's arranged musical work |
|
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| To repeat dance from The Mikado |
Irish Times Crosaire |
20 Jul 2016 |
| Old father in Paris staying off booze before a musical show |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Jun 2016 |
| Cheers after old favourite covering Queen's musical piece |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 May 2016 |
| Choose tenor before getting involved with a show such as this |
|
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| "H.M.S. Pinafore," for one |
Universal |
07 Mar 2016 |
| Victor Herbert specialty |
The Washington Post |
06 Feb 2016 |
| 28-Across production |
Universal |
14 Dec 2015 |
| Gondoliers maybe reshaping a treetop |
|
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| Light musical drama |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Oct 2015 |
| Work by Gilbert and Sullivan, perhaps, or an AE Potter composition |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Oct 2015 |
| Victor Herbert work |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2015 |
| "The Merry Widow," e.g |
USA Today |
21 Jun 2015 |
| Sousa's 'El Capitan,' e.g |
New York Times |
19 Jun 2015 |
| Show up at the empty theatre, love |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Jun 2015 |
| Short musical drama |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Apr 2015 |
| Victor Herbert's 'Babes in Toyland,' e.g |
New York Times |
02 Apr 2015 |
| Patience, perhaps, in operation before tense volunteers |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jan 2015 |
| Victor Herbert work |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan specialty |
|
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| "The Merry Widow," e.g. |
|
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| Sousa's "El Capitan," e.g. |
|
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| Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland," e.g. |
|
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| 28-Across production |
|
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| A treetop set for a drama |
|
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| Paris's father in extravagant amateur musical |
|
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| Cast to repeat show |
|
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| Lightly scored work? |
|
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| Musical show involving a treetop |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan production |
|
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| Light musical production |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan work |
|
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| A treetop — make short work of it |
|
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| Work that's noted to be light? |
|
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| Make light work – to repeat, it's broken |
|
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| "The Mikado," e.g. |
|
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| Bernstein's "Candide," for one |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan production |
|
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| "The Pirates of Penzance," e.g. |
|
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| Choose tenor before getting involved with a show such as this |
|
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| Noted drama as half-cut alternative to 16, used in 9 by terrorists |
|
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| Light work on a stage |
|
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| "The Mikado," e.g. |
|
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| "The Merry Widow," e.g. |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan offering |
|
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| "H.M.S. Pinafore," for one |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan genre |
|
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| Relative of a musical |
|
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| "The Mikado", for one |
|
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| "The Mikado", e.g. |
|
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| One of Victor Herbert's forty-three |
|
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| Johann Strauss work |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan work |
|
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| Comic musical work |
|
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| "Candide," for one |
|
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| Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti," e.g. |
|
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| Patter song genre |
|
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| Patter song genre |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan work |
|
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| "The Pirates of Penzance," e.g. |
|
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| Musical comedy precursor |
|
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| "Trouble in Tahiti," e.g. |
|
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| 'The Mikado,' e.g. |
|
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| "Babes in Toyland," or "The Desert Song" |
|
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| "Die Fledermaus," for one |
|
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| Light musical |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan work |
|
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| "The Mikado," e.g. |
|
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| "H.M.S. Pinafore" is one |
|
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| Light work for musicians |
|
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| Lehár work |
|
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| "Princess Ida," e.g. |
|
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| "The Student Prince", for one |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan genre |
|
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| Gilbert & Sullivan production |
|
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| "The Merry Widow," e.g. |
|
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| One of 40 by Victor Herbert |
|
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| "Sweethearts", say |
|
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| Light work for musicians |
|
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| "The Merry Widow," e.g. |
|
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| "H.M.S. Pinafore," for one |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan specialty |
|
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| "The Mikado," for one |
|
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| "Mikado," e.g. |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan offering |
|
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| Light musical |
|
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| "Naughty Marietta" is one |
|
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| Light musical drama |
|
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| "The Mikado," for one |
|
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| "The Mikad," e.g. |
|
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| Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti," e.g. |
|
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| Light musical work |
|
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| "Naughty Marietta," e.g. |
|
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| "The Mikado", e.g. |
|
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| D'Oyly Carte production |
|
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| Comic musical work |
|
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| "Blossom Time," e.g. |
|
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| Sweethearts e.g. |
|
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| D'Oyly Carte offering |
|
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| Victor Herbert opus |
|
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| Gilbert and Sullivan production |
|
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| Victor Herbert work |
|
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| Romberg product |
|
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| Lehár specialty |
|
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| "The Mikado," for one |
|
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| Light musical drama |
|
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| "H.M.S. Pinafore," e.g. |
|
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| "The Merry Widow," e.g. |
|
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| "The Student Prince," e.g. |
|
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| "Iolanthe," e.g. |
|
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| Herbert creation |
|
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| Romberg's forte |
|
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| "H.M.S. Pinafore" is one |
|
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| "Student Prince," e.g. |
|
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| "Merry Widow," for one |
|
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| Lehar specialty |
|
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| Offenbach's specialty. |
|
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| Musical. |
|
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| Tuneful show. |
|
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| "Show Boat." |
|
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| Sigmund Romberg's forte. |
|
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| "Patience," for instance. |
|
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| "Iolanthe," for instance. |
|
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| "Sweethearts," for instance. |
|
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| What "Oklahoma" is. |
|
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| Stage attraction. |
|
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| Jacques Offenbach work |
|
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| Theatrical treat. |
|
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| "Candide," for one |
|
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| Benjamin Britten's "Paul Bunyan," e.g. |
|
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| Friml's forte |
|
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| Herbert's forte |
|
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| Musical entertainment. |
|
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