Opera Scenario 1

5. An orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition.
8. A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor.
9. An area at which one excels.
10. A large organized group of singers such as one that performs for an orchestra or opera company.
11. A piece or passage performed in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
12. Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.
14. Singing in ______ is when notes are sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
15. A voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range.
16. A group of instrumentalists playing classical music.
18. A performance by two people.
19. An elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody.
23. A noise or speech resembling a series of short, detached musical notes.
24. The varying levels of volume of sound in different parts of a musical performance.
26. A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.

1. A genre of opera composed principally by Puccini, Mascagni, and Leoncavallo.
2. A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
3. Used when applauding a woman.
4. A large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings.
6. The strength of speaking or singing whereby the voice is used loudly and clearly is called voice ______.
7. An orchestral opening to an act of an opera.
13. A vocal classification meaning “half soprano.”
15. The second lowest musical pitch.
17. The highest of the ordinary adult male vocal range.
20. The text of an opera or other long vocal work.
21. A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
22. The copy of a musical composition in written or printed notation.
25. The highest of the four standard pitch voices.
27. The main event of an opera.