Opera

1. A performance by 2 people
3. A large organized group of singers
5. A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular
8. a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
9. the scheme of something
10. A action or protruding part
11. A text written for and set to music in an opera
13. A passage meant to be played softly
16. Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note
17. A piece played by the orchestra at the beginning of a musical performance
19. smooth no breaks in tone or song
22. Singing voice of a male adult which is between tenor and bass
23. different word for female performer
24. A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio

1. Different volume levels involved in a musical performance
2. The highest of the four main singing voices
4. a written form of a musical composition
6. A theme or motif in music
7. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, in operatic singing by a soprano
12. A group of instrumentalists, one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
13. Introduction to an opera
14. Loud or loudly
15. Each note in a music piece played sharply and separated from other notes
18. The use of everyday life and actions in artistic works
20. the adult males voice
21. a dramatic work in one or more acts set to music for singers and instrumentalists
22. Used to praise a preformer
23. The lowest of the four main singing voices. Found in adult males