Across
- 3. Total Work of Art as exemplified by Wagner’s operas
- 7. the title character of Mozart's first Da Ponte opera
- 8. "Little" opera written for entertainment and mass public consumption
- 9. Surname of the original actress who played Miss Saigon
- 10. Extremely successful Italian composer who retired at age 37 after writing 39 operas
- 12. Title of Monteverdi's first opera L'_____
Down
- 1. Often comes before an aria. Imitates speech and drives plot.
- 2. A singer castrated before puberty to preserve the soprano or contralto range of his voice
- 4. italian comic opera is called Opera ____
- 5. Composer of Mack The Knife
- 6. A recurring musical theme associated with a particular character, object, place or idea
- 9. Lyricist of West Side Story
- 11. Title of the Strauss opera with the infamous Dance of the Seven Veils