### Clue: In foreign land painter gets thanks for artistic work (2,8)
### Answer: LA TRAVIATA 
 ### Explanation: Definition: artistic work
 [ LATVIA(a foreign land, unless you're Latvian of course) **containing**(In …) RA(post nominal letters for a painter who is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts) ] **plus**(gets) TA(short for "thanks";thank you).
Defn: An opera by Verdi.