Possible Clues:

• Surname of an HBO crime family
• Parson, doctor, leader of orchestra and member of a choir
• Opera heroine, often
• It's her for height, by the sound of it
• Gandolfini role
• Carmela, perhaps, as a noted female
• Aida, for one
• Top line on a chorale
• Small work conducted by orchestra's lead singer
• One who might hit an 83-Down