Opera Crossword

2. a passage that is played loudly and with force
5. a group of singers that usually performs with an orchestra or opera accompaniment
7. the story that surrounds the music
8. the highest natural male voice
12. A short intro that leads an act without a break
13. a type of singing usually in opera containing high notes sung fast
14. the highest female singing voice
16. a verbal applause to a woman
17. a short recurring musical phrase
19. a verbal applause to a man
21. a percussion instrument with 88 keys
22. the middle female singing voice
24. the degree of loudness and softness in music
26. adult male with a singing voice between tenor and bass

1. a performance of two people
3. the group of instrumentalists that accompany a staged presentation
4. words written for an opera
6. written music of an opera or other musical pieces
9. “speech singing”
10. the realistic style of opera started in Italy at the end of the nineteenth century
11. below the highest singing voice but, above tenor
12. The act of thrusting one voice forward
15. a solo song in an opera
18. music notes in a piece that are played softly and smoothly
19. lowest male singing voice
20. in art form in which a drama is sung, instead of spoken
23. orchestra piece at the beginning of an opera
25. type of singing or playing that is short,rapid; opposite of legato