Talk:Verismo

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[edit] Origins of Verismo

I'm not sure that La Gioconda is a verismo opera par excellence, but it was premiered only 4 years before Cavalleria, and was the first important Italian opera to come out since Verdi's Aida. It represents the new age of style - Naturalism in music - in my opinion, and deserves some credit here. AdamChapman 19:55, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What Is Verismo Opera?

Yes, some people even wish to include Verdi's la Traviata as the first Verismo opera! The vexed question of what Verismo operais will I suspect never be answered. I think the "Other Usage" section here is very well written and although it might include more on the "what is Verismo opera" "debate" I think it an excellent introduction to the Verismo problem (musical style or subject matter? etc.). Well-done who wrote that paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.243.217.40 (talk) 08:05, 6 February 2008 (UTC)