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Puccini's Treatment Of Verismo, Janet M. Ice
Puccini's Treatment Of Verismo, Janet M. Ice
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The employment of verismo, or realism, in opera did not begin with Puccini; however, his treatment developed the concept to its fullest. Inasmuch as Puccini was one of the foremost composers of his time, a study of his treatment of verismo seems valuable.