Opera Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. a cheer of approval for male opera singers.
  2. 6. to carry out
  3. 9. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
  4. 10. an instrumental introduction to an opera, an ontario, or other stage work.
  5. 12. The highest male voice whose range is from an e on the first line of the staff to a g above the staff on the treble clef. An important note is that the tenor sounds an octave lower than it is written.
  6. 13. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano.
  7. 16. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts.
  8. 17. a subject in which one excels
  9. 18. a cheer of approval for female opera singers.
  10. 19. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
  11. 21. the branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
  12. 24. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range,the lowest adult male singing voice.
  13. 25. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.
  14. 26. Soprano Females voice which is between that of an alto and a soprano and whose
Down
  1. 2. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.range is from middle c to g above the staff
  2. 3. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes.
  3. 4. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor
  4. 5. a speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera.
  5. 7. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition.
  6. 8. an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones.
  7. 11. the part of an opera sung by a large group.
  8. 14. short, constantly recurring musical phrase
  9. 15. a song for solo voice, often designed to show of a singer’s vocal ability
  10. 18. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass
  11. 20. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated.
  12. 21. a song written for two voices.
  13. 22. the highest of the four standard singing voices
  14. 23. a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard