First Words
It's from the Latin for "beginning", or a letter like the L in Samuel L. Jackson
U.S. island bearing the name of a Polynesian demigod
Maui
This 1815 Jane Austen title is just the heroine's first name
Emma
Ballet dancers in the preparatory position called "bras bas" hold these down low, as its French name says
Arms
Last name Sanchez, this gassy scientist creates a robot whose sole purpose is to pass butter
Rick Sanchez
This word can refer to someone in charge of a train, or Susanna Malkki when she's leading a philharmonic
Conductor
It means the origin or mode of formation of something; in the Bible, that something is the Earth.
Genesis
Baltic capital 600,000 strong
Riga
Annie is the real name of this Henry James title character who goes by a flowery nickname
Daisy Miller
Amneris in "Aida" is usually sung in this hyphenated vocal range, middle of the pack for women
In his spare time, Bumblebee of Autobot fame likes to disguise himself as a Beetle from this carmaker
Volkswagen
A German version of Caesar, Kaiser was an official royal title until the end of this conflict
World War I
Inception is a synonym for this, also an event at the end of a college career
Commencement
Archipelago nation about 1,300 miles north of Auckland
Fiji
The names of 2 lovers are in the title of this Shakespeare tragedy set during the Trojan War
Trolius and Cressida
Meaning "great" in Russian, this ballet company survived the Russian Revolution, World Wars & the Soviet breakup
The Bolshoi
WALL-E's robot girlfriend had this palindromic name
EVE
As her son Chlotar II was an infant when he became king in 584 A.D., his mom Fredegund served as this type of queen until he came of age
Queen Regent
It's the first of a product before copies are made; KFC used it to describe their "first" recipe
Original
Major industrial river valley region of northwest Germany
Ruhr
This Moorish soldier falls prey to Iago's schemes in a Shakespeare play.
Othello
This 8-letter piece of music comes before an opera & contains themes of the entire piece
Overture
On "The Mandalorian" IG-11 is a lethal robot performing tasks for this guild, the same one the title character belongs to
The Bounty Hunter Guild
Jesus was taken before Caiaphas who is this religious boss, kohen gadol, in Hebrew
High Preist
To begin the bidding in a card game or at an auction
Open
Colorado ski resort town in Eagle County
Vail
This Aristophanes play is named for the character who inspires the women of Athens & Sparta to end a war between the cities
Lysistrata
The opposite of legato, it's the term for the short, clipped articulation employed by opera singers
Staccato
The motions of the robot Baymax in this 2014 Disney movie were based on the movements of baby penguins
Big Hero 6
This type of govt. official sent to a foreign land shares its name with an elected leader in the days of the Roman Republic
Consul