Opera Crossword Scenario 1

3. a singing voice that is lower than the voice of a soprano and higher than the voice of a tenor
4. a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed.
7. a large organized group of singers
8. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition
10. a dramatic work in one or more acts
13. a female singing voice that is higher than the contralto and lower than the soprano
16. the highest adult male singing voice.
17. in a manner that is smooth and flowing.
20. an introduction to something more substantial
21. short and not sounding connected.
22. feminine form of bravo
23. realism in the arts, especially late 19th-century Italian opera.
25. a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
26. a performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers.

1. a way to express approval
2. a song in an opera sung by one person
4. an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
5. the branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
6. a rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech and that is used for dialogue and narrative in operas and oratorios.
8. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
9. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody
11. relating to the highest female singing voice or the highest voice part in a singing group.
12. a man's singing voice that is higher than the voice of the bass and lower than the voice of the tenor
14. a thing that extends outward from something else.
15. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
18. having a low pitch
19. in a loud manner.
24. a musical composition.