verismo

ve·ris·mo

(və-rĭz′mō)

1. Verism.

2. 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.

[Italian; see verism.]

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verismo

(vɛˈrɪzməʊ; Italian veˈrismo)

(Classical Music) music a school of composition that originated in Italian opera towards the end of the 19th century, drawing its themes from real life and emphasizing naturalistic elements. Its chief exponent was Puccini

[C19: from Italian; see verism]

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ve•ris•mo

(vəˈrɪz moʊ, -ˈriz-)

n.

a style of 19th-century Italian opera typically stressing verism of setting and character.

[1905–10; < Italian]

verismo, verism

the artistic use of commonplace, everyday, and contemporary material in opera, especially some 20th-century Italian and French works, as Louise. — verist, n., adj. — veristic, adj.

See also: Music

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