verismo 1
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Definition
An artistic movement of the late 1800s, originating in Italy and influential especially in grand opera, marked by the use of rural characters and common, everyday themes often treated in a melodramatic manner.
Examples
- 1.Equally the verismo of Pietro Mascagni, the Italian variant of French naturalism, has been regarded not as a new departure within the operatic tradition but as 'brutalization', an excess driving both lyricism and realism to extremes.


