Related Clues:

• Opening remarks, briefly
• Short opening speech
• Emcee's offering
• Famous part of Rossini's 'William Tell'
• 'He-e-ere's Johnny!,' e.g.
• First paragraph
• Usher
• It may begin "And now ..."
• Emcee's lines
• Conclusion's opposite, briefly
• "SNL" host's monologue, e.g.
• Starter
• DJ's concern
• First few bars
• Foreword, briefly