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Across 1. the music played between acts if an opera 4. a famous female opera singer/ a prima donna 6. a musical composition for one voice with instrumental accompaniment as in an opera 7. an opera in which the entire text is sung 10. a humorous opera usually with a happy ending and SOME spoken dialogue 11. an orchestral musical composition that introduces a LARGER musical work such as an opera 13. standing room only 14. another word for 'diva' 15. a style of music in which words are sung in a manner similar to speaking, found especially in operas

Down 2. when the audience applauds enthusiastically after the curtain closes in an opera, forcing the main singers to come out and take bows 3. the text or words of an opera 5. the original story behind any opera 8. the person who writes the libretto 9. a group of people who sing or play minor parts as in a musical or opera 12. a famous male opera singer