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