Opera Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. musical singing in the rhythm of speech
  2. 6. French light opera of the 18th and 19th centuries
  3. 11. a Baroque aria that repeats the first part of the aria, with different embellishments, after the singing of a contrasting second part
  4. 14. also called "pants role". The part of a male character sung by a mezzo-soprano
  5. 17. highest voiced male
  6. 18. a type of late 19th and 20th century Italian opera that emphasized realistic subjects
  7. 20. a replacement for a particular role in case of illness or emergency
  8. 21. smooth and flowing line
  9. 23. the character that a singer portrays
  10. 24. a formal song sung by a single vocalist.
  11. 27. literally 'serious opera'. An opera form of the 17th and early 18th centuries
  12. 28. lowest voiced female
  13. 30. the person who supervises all musical detail, rehearsals and leads the orchestra and advises the artistic director
  14. 31. a loosely used term, often used interchangeably with comic opera
  15. 32. a large painted surface at the rear of the stage
  16. 34. means 'beautiful song', a style of singing in Baroque/Romantic periods
  17. 35. a major singing role, or the singer who performs such a role
  18. 36. the highest natural male voice, not a castrato
  19. 38. a group of singers who portray townspeople, guests or other unnamed characters; also refers to the music written for these people
  20. 39. the muscle which separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
  21. 40. the right side of the stage from the performer's perspective
  22. 41. the text/words of an opera
  23. 42. the last musical number of an opera, or of an act of an opera
Down
  1. 1. the left side of the stage from the performer's perspective
  2. 2. a musical ornament requiring the rapid alternation of two adjacent notes
  3. 4. an instrumental interlude played between acts, or short two-act comic opera played between the acts of an opera seria
  4. 5. middle to lowest voiced male
  5. 7. literally 'texture'; the approximate range of a role or an aria
  6. 8. Middle to low voiced female
  7. 9. a German form of comic opera with spoken dialogue
  8. 10. a resting place or close of a passage of music
  9. 12. a section of the opera, play, etc. usually followed by an intermission
  10. 13. Highest voiced female
  11. 15. the front of the stage nearest the audience
  12. 16. decoration or ornament; trills, grace notes, and turns
  13. 19. basically serious play, frequently using comedy for relief, it only outwardly resembles tragedy
  14. 22. a play with many songs; music drawn from popular folk songs
  15. 25. the area of the stage not visible to the audience, usually where the dressing rooms are located.
  16. 26. a voice that can sing music with many rapid notes, or the music written for such a voice
  17. 27. similar to opera but without acting, costumes, and scenery
  18. 29. music written for two people to sing together
  19. 30. an elaborate passage near the end of an aria, which shows off the singer's vocal ability
  20. 33. an orchestral introduction to the opera, usually played before the acting begins
  21. 37. a precise Italian definition, meaning Italian comic opera of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
  22. 40. the music of an opera or other musical work in which the parts for different performers appear vertically above one another