Opera Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical
  2. 6. a rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech and that is used for dialogue and narrative in operas and oratorios
  3. 7. the uppermost part or voice
  4. 10. A group of performers on various musical instruments
  5. 11. a cheer of approval for female opera singers
  6. 14. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance
  7. 16. a musical composition for two performers or voices
  8. 18. an instrumental introduction to an opera, an oratorio, or other stage work; the term is sometimes given to an independent orchestral composition
  9. 19. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs
  10. 21. Low in a pitch
  11. 23. a projecting or protruding part
  12. 25. variation and gradation in the volume of musical sound
  13. 27. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book.”
  14. 28. an adult male’s voice intermediate between the bass and the alto, or countertenor
Down
  1. 1. In a loud forceful manner
  2. 2. a song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability
  3. 4. A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto
  4. 5. the part of an opera sung by a large group
  5. 7. with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
  6. 8. the highest voice in males, and lowest in females
  7. 9. a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
  8. 12. A soft or low manner
  9. 13. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition
  10. 15. the story around which the musical or opera is based
  11. 17. a school of composition that originated in Italian opera towards the end of the 19th century, drawing its themes from real life and emphasizing naturalistic elements
  12. 20. A motif or theme associated throughout a music drama with a particular person, situation, or idea
  13. 22. speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera
  14. 24. a cheer of approval for male opera singers
  15. 26. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes