1.

The overture is played by a group of instruments

played at the start of a production.
2. The french have their own type of overture
3. The production it is normally played at is an opra
4. The first significant use of a full-scale overture,
however, was made by Jean-Baptiste Lully, in
works such as his opera Thse.
5. Early operas opened with a sung prologue or a
short instrumental flourish, such as the trumpet