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Obviously Oddball Operas solution

ACROSS

1              ALBERT HEARING; originally Albert Herring

12           BOOTEE; BO + anag. + e

14           BOO; boo(n)

15           GLOBAL; lob in gal

17           VELD; v,e l,d

18/35d  MAGIC FLOAT; originally (The) Magic Flute

19           AIDED; (s)aid ed

20           OMIT; O m it

22           LOCO; c in loo

24           KEEPER; re peek (all rev.)

26           BARMEN; originally Carmen

27           EMIR; m in Eir(e)

29           ERROL; (Peter) Lorre (rev.); E Flynn

30           AUTO; a + anag. & lit.

31           TARTAR; tar tar

33           SALUTE; SA lute

35           FLAB; f lab

38           RANG; n in rag

39           RALLY; all in ry

41           RALPH; 2 mngs.

43           OVER; O + rev. (rev.)

45/23d  MASKED CALL; originally (A) Masked Ball

46           SIC; s i/c

47           PITIES; it in pies

48           MASTERSIGNERS; originally (The) Mastersingers (of Nuremberg – hence unplaced)

DOWN

2              LOLA; l 0 la!

3              BOOGIE; 0 in bog i.e.

4              REACT; anag.

5              TELL; 2 mngs. ref. William T

6              HOVEL; Hove l

7              ALL; ‘all

8              RADIO; r + I in ado

9              IBIDEM; I bide M

10           NOTELET; Eton (rev.) + let

13           JEROBOAM; bo(ttle) in je roam

16           BITER; bit er

18           MONETARISM; anag.

21           TERRACED; ter(n) raced

25           PEAL; ‘peel’

28           MALARIA; mal (rev.) + aria

30           AURAS; Au ras(h)

32           RELICS; Eli in RC’s

34           TALKIE; ki in tale

36           BORIS GOODENOUGH; originally Boris Godunov

37           CRAIG; anag.

40           IMPI; 1m pi

42           PEER; Pe(t)er

44           VIE; 2 mngs.

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