Opera Puzzle

3. The text of an opera or other long vocal work.
4. A voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular.
5. A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular.
7. The story of the opera, where usually, some evil is crafted.
8. A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio. Baritone An adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
9. A female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
12. Each Note is sharply detached from each other.
13. A percussion instrument, which is played by pushing down on the keys that in turn make the small hammers hit the metal wires.
14. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano.
18. In a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
19. The beginning of an opera.
21. Volume of a sound or note.
22. The action that leads to the more important issue.
23. A large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company.

1. Strong suit of someone or the preference
2. A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
4. Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.
6. An act composed with multiple acts which is performed by singers and instrumentalists.
7. How far a singer can “throw” their voice, this is needed because the singers did not have microphones in the 1600’s.
10. 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.
11. The highest average range for male singers, between baritone and alto.
12. Highest of four singing voices.
15. The group of instrumentalists, in which many different instruments are played.
16. Performance from two people.
17. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
20. Used interjectionally in applauding a woman.
24. Orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments.