Opera Crossword Puzzle

3. dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
6. introduction to something more substantial.
8. an activity that someone excels at.
9. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody
11. The strength of the speaker's or singer's voice.
12. Original music written specifically to a film.
14. The main events of the Opera.
18. a large organized group of singers.
20. a recurrent theme throughout a musical.
21. A long song for a solo voice.
22. lowest male singing voice.
24. A female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
25. the forces or properties that stimulate growth
26. Realism of the arts, especially in the late 19th century Italian Opera.

1. feminine of bravo
2. An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
3. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion.
4. The highest adult male singing voice.
5. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
7. The highest of the four standard singing voices.
10. Musical declamation of the kind of usual in the narrative or dialog parts in an opera and oratorio.
12. Each sound or note detached or separated from the others.
13. A singing voice between baritone and Alto.
15. smooth flowing without any breaks between notes.
16. a performance by to people.
17. used to express approval to a person who has done something well or a performer.
19. A large percussion/string instrument with a keyboard.
23. male singing voice between tenor and bass.