The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sortita
Sortita \Sor*ti"ta\, n. [It., a coming out.]
The air sung by any of the principal characters in an opera on entering.
A closing voluntary; a postlude.
Wiktionary
sortita
n. 1 The air sing by any of the principal characters in an opera on entering. 2 (cx music English) A closing voluntary; a postlude.