NOT SO GRAND OPERA

Credit: NY Times Crossword
March 13, 2013
Joe DiPietro

Each clue below leads to a bad pun on the name of a famous opera:

1. Lady paid for one insect
2. Rodent that lets air out of tires
3. Spanish rum cake
4. Tennis player Becker ekes out a win at Wimbledon

Answers:

1. Madame bought a fly   (Madame Butterfly)
2. Deflater mouse   (Die Fledermaus)
3. Baba of Seville   (Barber of Seville)
4. Boris good enough   (Boris Godunov)