Glossary of Terms

Dramma Giocosa

recitative

arioso

opera comique

grand tableaux

brindisi

cavatina

Kermes

Tessitura

Heldentenor

GesamtKunstwerk

Arioso

Through-composed

Number opera

Comedie Lyrique

Sybil Sanderson

Mary Garden

Lyric Coloratura Soprano

Prima Donna Assoluta

Entr’acte