A Premiere Musical Event
Prague's Estates Theatre was home to the 1787 world premiere of "Don Giovanni" by this man who conducted that night as well
Mozart
Created in the 16th century by a Mughal emperor, the Bagh-e Babur Gardens are found in this largest Afghan city
Kabul
"Rush" &
"Apollo 13"
Ron Howard
In the 1600s, the Baltic Sea had a toll based on the size of this, so the Dutch built the fluyt, narrower on top than in the hold
The deck
It comes before "point" to mean a position from which something is considered or viewed
Vantage
Originally titled "Fandango", this Ravel piece premiered in November 1928
Boléro
Like Patagonia, New Zealand's Central Otago region claims the most southerly of these planted areas that bring joy to oenophiles
A vineyard
"The Boys in the Boat" &
"The Ides of March"
George Clooney
DAILY DOUBLE: On July 24, 1857 Henry David Thoreau & others set off on Moosehead Lake in an 18-foot one of these
A canoe
The area of a plot of land, or more generally, a synonym for territory
An acreage
You could say the May 29, 1913 premiere of "Rite of Spring" by this Russian composer was a total riot, as one did happen
Stravinsky
A multi-island nation of the Lesser Antilles pairs this former patron saint of Lisbon with "& the Grenadines"
St. Vincent
"Cocaine Bear" &
"Pitch Perfect 2"
Elizabeth Banks
A speedy Steamer called Syren made a record 33 runs as a "runner" of this union barrier to Confederate trade
Blockade
The way a rock splits, or something revealed by low-cut décolletage
Cleavage
In 1843 this Wagner opera reached port in Dresden but sailed into troubled waters in public reception
The Flying Dutchman
DAILY DOUBLE: The northernmost Summer Olympics were held in this European city in 1952
Helsinski
"A Journal for Jordan" &
"The Great Debaters"
Denzel Washington
Type of vessel used in the U.S. Navy's early 20th century Yangtze Patrol, or a type of diplomacy with the threat of force behind it
A gunboat
As a verb it's a synonym for pledge; as a noun, it's a financial conveyance
Mortgage
Drunk conductor Alexander Glazunov helped wreck the 1897 premiere of the 1st symphony by this Russian composer & piano virtuoso
Rachmaninoff
Guatemala's farming region of Jutiapa borders this nation on the Pacific to the south
El Salvador
“Mid90s”
Jonah Hill
Change the last syllable in monorail to get this kind of sailing boat whose advantages vs. a catamaran are debated
A monohull
There's a synonym for "face" in this word meaning to have a mental picture of something
Envisage