Opera, 1600-1750

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Across
  1. 3. 1735 opera composed by Antonio Vivaldi
  2. 5. English composer of "King Arthur"
  3. 7. Singers would add these to the written music in order to show off their skill
  4. 8. Composer who brought a new approach to French opera
  5. 9. Composer of the opera "Euridice"
  6. 12. Italian composer of Opera Buffa
  7. 13. Inventor of French Opera
  8. 14. Popular opera composed by Claudio Monteverdi in 1607
  9. 15. A single musical voice, supported by accompaniment
Down
  1. 1. The first opera, composed in 1597
  2. 2. City where opera was invented
  3. 3. The Florentine Camerata attempted to recreate plays from this ancient culture
  4. 4. Operatic movement sung by a single voice, usually full of reflection and emotion
  5. 6. The equivalent of speech in Opera, "reciting"
  6. 10. Many independent musical voices heard at one
  7. 11. Name of one of Handel's Italian operas