verismo
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ve·ris·mo
(və-rĭz′mō)n.
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)n
(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]
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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.
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