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A self-contained piece for one voice, usually with orchestral accompaniment.

A style of delivery where a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech.

The text or script of an opera.

A recurring musical theme associated with a particular person, place, or idea.

A style of singing that emphasizes beautiful tone, legato phrasing, and agility.

Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal line.

A system that classifies opera singers by the range, weight, and color of their voices.

A male singer castrated before puberty to preserve the soprano or alto vocal range, prominent in 17th- and 18th-century opera.

The leading lady in an opera; often a term for a very temperamental person.

A powerful, heroic tenor voice, particularly associated with Wagnerian opera.

A supporting or secondary role in an opera.

A virtuosic solo passage inserted into a movement or aria within larger vocal works, often improvised or written in a free style.

A lengthy dance or musical interlude within an opera, often unrelated to the plot.

A short piece of instrumental music used as a bridge between acts or scenes in an opera.

A title of respect given to a master musician, often the conductor or music director of an opera.

A vocal register above the natural voice range, produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal cords, in whole or in part.

A bass singer who specializes in comic roles.

A smooth, flowing manner of playing or singing a series of notes so that they are connected smoothly together.

A playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument.

A young, lighter soprano voice type, often playing ingenue roles or other youthful, flirtatious characters.

A type of opera that blends serious and comic action.

A form of German light opera, typically with spoken dialogue, popular in the late 18th century.

Voice type between soprano and contralto, often associated with rich mid-range vocal quality.

A complete break in sound, sometimes called ‘railroad tracks’, often seen as two vertical slashes (//).

A style of singing that is lyrical and flowing, in a singing style.

An opera composed of works from various composers, often put together to create a new work.

A large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists; similar to an opera but without costumes, scenery, or acting.

The principal male singer in an opera company.

A showy, brilliant style of singing designed to exhibit the singer's vocal skills.

A musical term that means with spirit or vigor.

A musical composition for two performers with equal importance to the piece, particularly in opera.

A comic song characterized by a fast tempo and the rapid delivery of difficult lyrics.

A smooth, gliding transition from one pitch to another.

A short, simple melody or song without a second strain or any repetition of the air.

A composition for four voices or instruments.

A style of opera production where the director's vision is emphasized over the composer's or the text's intentions.

An ornamental note that clashes with the melody note following it and is resolved by stepping to that note.

A male voice type that lies between the bass and the tenor voices.