OPERA

This song usually written to showcase the tremendous vocal abilities of the soloists

• RECITATIVO

• SOLO SONG

• ARIA

• OPERA SOLO

is a song sung by two people

• Duet

• PARTNER SONG

• DUO

• Duetto

is a woman's voice with a lower range

• TENORIO

• SOPRANO

• ALTO

• BASO

____________ is also a solo song but with a free style and speech-like melody

• RECITATION

• RECITATIVE

• DIALOGUE SONG

• DECLAMATORY

lowest male voice

• BASS

• TENOR

• SOPRANO

• ALTO

refers to a women with the highest vocal range

• Bass

• Tenor

• Alto

• Soprano

is the instrumental ensemble of an opera

• QUARTET

• BAND

• ORCHESTRA

• BRASS BAND

highest natural male voice

• SOPRANO

• BASS

• TENOR

• ALTO

is the instrumental introduction of an opera

• OBERON

• OVERTURE

• ORCHESTRA

• ORCHESTRAL SUITE

It refers to the words, or text, of the opera

• LIBRETTI

• LIBROTTO

• LIBRETTO

• LIBRETTA