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Italian for "first lady;" leading soprano of the opera

a theater district in New York City; also refers to an American industry of musicals and plays

a play that includes singing and dancing as well as spoken lines

musical genre in which singers and instrumentalists combine text and music in a staged dramatization of a story

in the Baroque, a circle of friends who gathered together to discuss literary and philosophical ideas

musical era from approximately 1600-1750

man who was castrated before puberty, resulting in the retention of a treble vocal range

period in Western art music that dates from approximately 1750-1820

the written story of an opera

"realism;" especially refers to a late nineteenth-century Italian aesthetic that favored "realistic" storylines about everyday life over myths and legends

lyric song for solo voice; also found in large-scale genres, including opera and cantata

musical that uses pre-set special effects and staging to capture the audience's attention and to ensure uniformity of the show