Sitzprobe

Sitzprobe is a German term used in opera and musical theatre to describe a seated rehearsal—the literal translation of Sitzprobe—where the singers sing with the orchestra, focusing attention on integrating the two groups. It is often the first rehearsal where the orchestra and singers rehearse together. The equivalent Italian term is prova all'italiana.

References

Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5

External links

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre sitzprobe - Video footage of a sitzprobe for Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's 2010 production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into the Woods

Opera terms by origin

English	Breeches role Chest voice Concert version Head voice Mad scene Opera house Prompter Surtitles

French	Claque Coup de glotte Divertissement Entr'acte Melodrama Répétiteur Timbre

German	Fach Gesamtkunstwerk Kammersänger Leitmotif Literaturoper Regietheater Sitzprobe Sprechgesang

Italian	Aria Aria di sorbetto Arioso Banda Bel canto Burletta Cabaletta Cadenza Cantabile Castrato Cavatina Coloratura Comprimario Convenienze Da capo aria Diva Falsetto Falsettone Fioritura Intermezzo Legato Libretto Maestro Melodramma Messa di voce Musico Opera seria Passaggio Portamento Prima donna Recitative Ritornello Solita forma Spinto Squillo Stagione Stile rappresentativo Tessitura Verismo Vibrato

Other	Duodrama Hovsångare Insertion aria Monodrama Overture Travesti

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