Opera

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Across
  1. 1. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular.
  2. 3. a cheer of approval for female opera singers.
  3. 4. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff.
  4. 5. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
  5. 6. the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece.
  6. 8. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also,
  7. 9. an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera.
  8. 10. below the highest range and above the tenor
  9. 12. a large keyboard with metal strings that a struck by hammers
  10. 16. female voice which is between that of an alto and a soprano
  11. 19. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
  12. 21. realism in the arts, esp. late 19th-century Italian opera.
  13. 22. each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
  14. 25. something that someone excels
Down
  1. 1. used to express approval
  2. 2. short, independent composition.
  3. 3. the male voice that is between the tenor and the bass voices.
  4. 7. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody
  5. 11. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book.”
  6. 12. what opera singers need to do in order to in order to be heard due to large opera halls.
  7. 13. a long song for solo voice typically in operas or oratorio
  8. 14. a performer by two esp. singers, instrumentalists, or dancer.
  9. 15. a musical phrase associated with a certain person, place or tidea
  10. 17. a group of instrumentalists, esp. one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
  11. 18. musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera Score orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments.
  12. 20. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance
  13. 23. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio
  14. 24. the story around which the musical or opera is based.