The Opera

2. Nobody is on stage, but Opera has already begun.
5. It is a reflective song with melody and accompaniment.
7. Where you can find rhythms, melodies and all the Opera's music.
8. It is an instrument that usually accompanies the characters in recitativo secco.
9. It is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work.
10. It is a kind of recitative accompanied only by basso continuo.
12. It is similar to the script of a play.

1. It is a narrative talk-singing designed to imitate the inflections of speech.
3. By the middle of the 17th century it had evolved into a new form known as ABA form.
4. It accompanies the characters in recitativo accompagnato.
6. It is a kind of recitative in which the orchestra provides accompaniment.
11. An important character of the Opera used to comment on the action.