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Verismo
Verismo, Italian cultural movement of the later 19th century, having affinities with French naturalism. Subject to multiple critical interpretations, the term evades precise definition, but in general the movement constituted a reaction against the Italian academic and rhetorical tradition in favour of an objective exploration of the immediate problems of urban bourgeois and provincial society. Such an exploration was inextricably linked to an awareness of the political and social realities that came in the aftermath of the Risorgimento. One notable exponent of verismo in the theatre was Giuseppe Giacosa, and later dramatists, among them Pirandello and D'Annunzio, were veristic in their early writings. But perhaps the richest achievements of verismo were in the field of regional literature, and are to be found in the work of such writers as Verga.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Verismo." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Verismo." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Verismo.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Verismo." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Verismo.html |
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verismo (It.). Realism. Term applied to ‘realistic’ sch. of It. opera in which (following Zola in literature) subjects treated were usually contemporary and often sordid or down-to-earth, e.g. Cavalleria rusticana, Fedora, Il tabarro, etc. But, like all such terms, it is imprecise and has acquired a slight pejorative tinge. Also, some verismo operas are not truly verismo, and where does one draw the line—is La traviata not verismo? But the opera-lover understands the Mascagni type of work by this term. Composers in other countries also wrote verismo operas, e.g. La Navarraise (1894) and Jenůfa (1904). And what about Peter Grimes (1945)?
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "verismo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "verismo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-verismo.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "verismo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-verismo.html |
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ve·ris·mo / vəˈrizmō; ve-/ • n. realism in the arts, esp. late 19th-century Italian opera. ∎ this genre of opera, as composed principally by Puccini, Mascagni, and Leoncavallo. |
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"verismo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "verismo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-verismo.html "verismo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-verismo.html |
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"verismo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "verismo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-verismo.html "verismo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-verismo.html |
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