German bar inspiring Verdi’s first operatic song (8)
I believe the answer is:
bavarian
'german' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'bar inspiring verdi's first operatic song' is the wordplay.
'bar' becomes 'ban' (I've seen this before).
'inspiring' indicates putting letters inside.
'verdi's first' becomes 'v' (1st letter of 'verdi').
'operatic song' becomes 'aria' (I've seen this before).
'v'+'aria'='varia'
'ban' going around 'varia' is 'BAVARIAN'.
(Other definitions for bavarian that I've seen before include "from the Continent" , "Southern German" .)