Opera Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition
  2. 8. a voice instrument or sound of the lowest range in particular
  3. 9. a group of singers and dancers in an ancient Greek play who take part in or talk about the things that are happening on stage
  4. 10. voice instrument or part below the highest range and above tenor in particular
  5. 11. a group of instrumentalists especially one combining string woodwind brass and percussion sections and playing classical music
  6. 13. each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
  7. 15. the main events of a play novel movie or similar work
  8. 18. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody especially in operatic singing by a soprano
  9. 21. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass
  10. 22. genre of classical music
  11. 23. is original music written specifically to accompany a film
  12. 25. refers to the volume of a sound or note but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece
  13. 26. something that comes before and leads to something else
  14. 27. as a genre of opera as composed principally by Puccini Mascagni and Leoncavallo
Down
  1. 1. used interjectionally in applauding a woman
  2. 2. an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera suite play oratorio or other extended composition
  3. 3. a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case
  4. 5. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto
  5. 6. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor
  6. 7. the highest of the four standard singing voices
  7. 8. an expression a performer gets when he/her does a good job
  8. 12. 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
  9. 14. an estimate of what might happen in the future based on what is happening now
  10. 16. a smooth flowing manner without breaking between notes
  11. 17. a performance by two people
  12. 19. a personal strength or talent
  13. 20. in music was originally any expressive melody usually but not always performed by a Singer
  14. 24. the text of an opera or other long vocal work