Opera Scenario #1

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Across
  1. 3. the highest singing voice in women and men.
  2. 7. shortened and detached when played or sung: Staccato notes.
  3. 8. is a soprano.
  4. 9. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
  5. 10. an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue.
  6. 11. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
  7. 14. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano.
  8. 17. a style of vocal music intermediate between speaking and singing.
  9. 18. how soft or loud music is played.
  10. 20. how loud the music is being played
  11. 22. used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.
  12. 25. a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company.
  13. 26. the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor.
  14. 27. dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
Down
  1. 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. 2. a long, accompany adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
  3. 4. an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition.
  4. 5. use of everyday life and actions in artistic works: introduced into opera in the early 1900s in reaction to contemporary conventions, which were seen as artificial and untruthful.
  5. 6. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular.
  6. 9. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
  7. 10. a projecting or protruding part.
  8. 12. feminine of bravo.
  9. 13. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular.
  10. 15. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
  11. 16. devise the sequence of events in (a play, novel, movie, or similar work).
  12. 19. the uppermost part or voice.
  13. 21. a varied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
  14. 23. a performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers.
  15. 24. shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato notes.first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue.