Opera, A Grand Tradition

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Across
  1. 4. the person who writes the music
  2. 6. highest female voice type
  3. 7. music played by the orchestra before an opera
  4. 9. lowest male voice type
  5. 11. the place where opera originated
  6. 12. highest male voice type
  7. 13. German composer who wrote "The Magic Flute"
  8. 15. Italian composer of short comic opera "Gianni Schicchi"
  9. 16. the natural way for a voice or instrument to enlarge its sound through a rapid and small waver in pitch and makes sound carry further and sound more powerful
  10. 17. middle male voice type
Down
  1. 1. middle female voice type
  2. 2. "little book" or words to an opera
  3. 3. objects placed on the stage and used by the actors
  4. 4. the person who directs the orchestra
  5. 5. the scenery used on stage to show location
  6. 6. the book containing the music and the words to an opera
  7. 8. two or more singers singing and expressing their emotions at the same time
  8. 10. speech-like singing in an opera
  9. 14. solo songs in an opera
  10. 18. lowest female voice type
  11. 19. a play that uses singing instead of speaking and is accompanied by instrumental music