opera crossword

3. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular
6. the highest of the four standard singing voices.
7. The detachment of wall paintings involves the removal of a wall painting from the structure of which it formed part. Once a common practice, with the move towards preservation in situ, detachment is now largely restricted to cases where the only alternative is total loss
9. A leitmotif is a "short, constantly recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical concepts of idée fixe or 'motto-theme'
12. feminine of bravo
13. an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present
17. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio
18. a group of instrumentalists, esp. one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
19. a performance by two people, esp singers, instrumentalists, or dancers
20. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes
21. the branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces
24. realism in the arts, esp. late 19th-century Italian opera
26. singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range
27. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular

1. 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. The strings' vibration is stopped by dampers when the keys are released, and it can be regulated for length and volume by two or three pedals
2. used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well
4. the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
5. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, esp. in operatic singing by a soprano
8. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
10. a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
11. musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note
14. an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition
15. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass
16. prevent from happening; make impossible
22. a large organized group of singers, esp. one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company libretto the text of an opera or other long vocal work
23. a thing at which someone excels
25. orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments