The Opera

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Across
  1. 4. Where you can find rhythms, melodies and all the Opera's music.
  2. 8. An important character of the Opera used to comment on the action.
  3. 9. It is similar to the script of a play.
  4. 10. It is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work.
  5. 12. By the middle of the 17th century it had evolved into a new form known as ABA form.
Down
  1. 1. It is an instrument that usually accompanies the characters in recitativo secco.
  2. 2. Nobody is on stage, but Opera has already begun.
  3. 3. It is a narrative talk-singing designed to imitate the inflections of speech.
  4. 5. It is a kind of recitative in which the orchestra provides accompaniment.
  5. 6. It accompanies the characters in recitativo accompagnato.
  6. 7. It is a reflective song with melody and accompaniment.
  7. 11. It is a kind of recitative accompanied only by basso continuo.