Possible Clues:

• French composer of the ballet Coppelia
• Considers dropping rate for composer
• Sylvia's French composer, 1836-91
• French composer of operas
• Composer ruminates, losing speed
• Where cooked meat is purchased, finest cut for composer
• Composer considers charge should be dropped
• Léo ____ wrote the music for the ballet Coppélia
• French composer's freedom restricted by returning offspring
• Edibles put out for French music master