mero/ryan Opera Crossword GARM#5

4. Smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
6. An instrumental introduction to an opera, an oratorio, or other stage work.
7. The volume of a music composition.
11. a classical female voice whose range lower than soprano but higher than alto.
15. A group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
17. Highest male voice that ranges from an e on the first line of the staff to g on the treble clef.
18. (Italian) To make notes short, separated and apart.
19. The main events a of a play, novel, movie or other story.
23. A range that lies between soprano and tenor.
24. A male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
25. (Italian) Taking events from real life and turning them into drama.
26. An elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, as in an opera or oratorio.

1. Something that is played loudly
2. Cheering for female opera singers
3. A soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs.
5. An instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition.
8. The musical and vocal parts to an opera that the conductor uses to lead it.
9. The strength of the singing or speaking
10. A recurring short melodic phrase or theme used, esp in Wagnerian music dramas, to suggest a character or thing.
12. A group of people that especially use string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments while playing classical music.
13. A speechlike, declamatory voice that is used in the conversational parts of opera.
14. A drama that uses music and vocal pieces along with orchestral support.
16. A performance by two people.
19. Something played softly
20. The text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book”.
21. Highest female voice in which the range falls between middle c and the c above the staff
22. Low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range
24. Cheering for male opera singers.