Orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio, or ballet Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio, or ballet . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OVERTURE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OVERTURE Orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio, or ballet (8)
5% MESSIAH Handel oratorio (7) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
5% PROEM Introduction (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
5% ARIA Oratorio song (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
5% PRELUDE Orchestral introduction in a musical or opera (7) New York Times Aug 22, 2022
5% OVERTURES Orchestral introductions to an opera etc (9)
4% NORMA Bellini opera (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 24, 2025
4% TRUE Spandau Ballet hit (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 23, 2025
4% FIREBIRD Stravinsky ballet, with "The" (8) Eugene Sheffer Nov 22, 2025
4% IDEST Illustration introduction (5) Newsday Nov 22, 2025
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