Opera's musical introduction (8)

I believe the answer is:

overture

(Other definitions for overture that I've seen before include "Orchestral prelude to opera" , "Pre-curtain-up piece" , "Introductory music" , "musical composition" , "Orchestral music at the beginning of an opera" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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