Opera Crossword Puzzle

1. the highest of the four standard singing voices.:
5. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes
6. a large keyboard musical instrument inside a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and strings
8. a performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers.
10. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
13. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
14. the main part of a musical piece
15. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
16. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano.
20. an introduction to something more substantial
22. orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments.
23. the text of an opera or other long vocal work
26. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
27. A thing at which someone excels

1. with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others.
2. the introduction to a musical piece.
3. a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company
4. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition. associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
7. A thing or part that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface.
9. the branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces
11. musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
12. a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
17. a large instrumental ensemble that includes sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion
18. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular.
19. used to express approval when a performer or other person had done something well.
21. Opera makes opera accessible to the public at reasonable prices through a community effort of professional musicians and singers.
24. feminine of bravo
25. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.