Clue: Patience, say, I manage to keep in company, getting arm twisted (5,5)
Answer: COMIC OPERA
Explanation: Definition: Patience, say
 [ I + COPE(to manage/to deal with effectively)] **contained in**(to keep in) [ CO(abbrev. for "company") **plus**(getting) **anagram of**(… twisted) ARM.
Defn: An example of which/say is "Patience", by Gilbert and Sullivan.