Opera Terms

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Across
  1. 4. middle male singing voice
  2. 5. between speaking and singing
  3. 8. serious opera
  4. 11. literally means "beautiful singing"
  5. 13. all singing, no dialogue breaks
  6. 14. the person who writes all of the music
  7. 15. final section of an act or opera
  8. 17. lowest male singing voice
  9. 18. a large group of singers who portray unnamed characters
  10. 20. main range of a specific role
  11. 21. sliding between pitches, instead of jumping
  12. 22. highest female voice
  13. 24. an exclamation during applause
  14. 26. elaborate singing involving runs, trills, and leaps
  15. 28. role male roles for female singers
  16. 29. in between sopranos and contraltos
  17. 30. a total, unified work of art
  18. 31. at the end of an aria, a singer can show off
Down
  1. 1. highest male voice
  2. 2. contains all words and directions, literally means "little book"
  3. 3. lowest female voice
  4. 6. highest typical male voice
  5. 7. associated with a particular character, theme, or idea
  6. 9. translated subtitles
  7. 10. the break period between acts
  8. 12. a section of an opera
  9. 16. the person who creates the steps for the dances
  10. 19. light opera--shorter and funnier
  11. 23. musical introduction to work, hints at pieces from work
  12. 25. a song for solo voice--literally means "air"
  13. 27. comic opera