Opera Scenario #1

4. A large keyboard musical instrument.
6. The highest female voice whose range falls between middle C and a C above the staff.
7. The text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book.”
9. Normally refers to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece.
13. The story around which the musical or opera is based.
15. The female voice which is between that of an alto and a soprano and whose range is from middle C to a G above the staff.
16. A speachlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera.
18. A soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs.
19. The lowest female voice whose range is from an a below the staff to an e on the fourth space of the staff.
21. The part of a theater where the orchestra plays, typically in front of the stage and on a lower level than the audience.
23. The lowest of the male voices. The range is from a D below the staff on the bass clef to a C above the staff on the bass clef.
24. A song written for two voices.
25. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes.
27. A song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability.

1. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
2. Italian meaning “strong”, which does not include any accent.
3. What the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. It contains both the music and vocal parts.
5. A cheer of approval for male opera singers.
8. The male voice is between the tenor and the bass voices. The range is from a b on the second line of the bass clef to a d above the staff on the bass clef.
10. A plan for an anticipated action.
11. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated.
12. A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition.
14. An instrumental introduction to an opera, an oratorio, or other stage work.
17. 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.
20. An instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition.
22. The part of an opera sung by a large group.
23. A cheer of approval for female opera singers.
26. A theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.