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General Opera Information
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100

The highest female voice

What is soprano?

100

The lowest male voice

What is a bass?

100

A musical work in which all words are sung.

What is an opera?

100

The number of singers in a duet.

What is two?

100

The break time between Acts in an opera or play.

What is an intermission?

200

Middle female voice

What is Mezzo Soprano or Alto?

200

The highest male voice

What is a tenor?

200

A group of singers

What is a chorus or choir?

200

The person who directs the orchestra.

What is the conductor?

200

A person who writes music.

What is a composer?

300

The lowest female voice

What is contralto?

300

The middle male voice

What is a baritone?

300

The person called who creates dance moves for a performance.

What is a choreographer?

300

The place where the orchestra sits during a performance.

What is the orchestra pit or pit?

300

The outfits that performers wear in a show.

What are costumes?

400

A female singing star

What is a diva?

400

A male singing star

What is a divo?

400

A musical piece for solo voice focusing on emotional expression.

What is an aria?

400

Objects used by performers on stage to help tell the story.

What are props?

400

Music played by an orchestra before an opera or musical begins.

What is an overture?

500

The voice part that would usually sing a "princess" or "innocent girl" role.

What is a soprano?

500

The voice part of a young boy whose voice has not yet changed.

What is a boy soprano or soprano?

500

Rhythmically free vocal style, used for dialogue which mimics natural speech.

What is recitative or recit?

500

The text or words of an opera, meaning "little book".

What is a libretto?

500

The musical based on the opera La Boheme, by Puccini.

What is Rent?