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opus

Drama; Opera

A musical composition numbered as one of a composer’s works (usually in order of publication).

A musical composition for chorus, orchestra and soloists whose text is usually religious, serious or philosophical. Generally not staged, oratorio was Handel’s domain in England when opera fell out ...

orchestra

Drama; Opera

The group of musicians that accompany a staged presentation. In the Baroque period, an orchestra consisted of strings and pairs of woodwinds, and continuo; from 1760 forward, orchestras grew in size. ...

orchestra pit

Drama; Opera

The area below the stage, usually, where the orchestra is situated. The conductor is on a podium in the orchestra pit, visible to the singers on stage, the orchestra in the pit and occasionally to ...