Make hit plays and perform amusing opera (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
the mikado
'amusing opera' is the definition.
'the mikado' can be an answer for 'opera' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'amusing' bit.
'make hit plays and perform' is the wordplay.
'plays' indicates an anagram.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'perform' becomes 'do' (synonyms).
'make'+'hit'='makehit'
'makehit' with letters rearranged gives 'themika'.
'themika'+'do'='THE MIKADO'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for the mikado that I've seen before include "Musical work" , "Staged work" , "Gilbert & Sullivan's Japanese operetta" , "Operetta set in Japan" , "What may be on at the Savoy" .)