Opera Vocabulary

3. Canto An Italian term meaning "beautiful singing," focusing on smooth, expressive vocal style.
5. A showy passage near the end of a song where singers display their vocal skills.
7. The highest male singing voice, frequently portraying heroic or romantic characters.
8. The highest female singing voice, often playing leading roles in operas.
9. A piece in an opera performed by multiple singers together, like a duet or trio.
10. The text or script of the opera, containing all the words and lyrics sung by the performers.

1. An instrumental introduction at the beginning of an opera, setting the mood for
2. A style of singing that imitates speech, used in operas to advance the plot.
4. A solo song in an opera where a character expresses their feelings.
6. A style of singing with fast notes and fancy vocal decorations, often used to show off a singer's agility.
11. story.