verismo

As a noun verismo is

an artistic movement, from 19th century italian literature and opera, in which rural and everyday people and themes were treated in an often melodramatic manner.

As nouns the difference between verismo and verism

is that verismo is an artistic movement, from 19th century Italian literature and opera, in which rural and everyday people and themes were treated in an often melodramatic manner while verism is presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.

As nouns the difference between verismo and verisms

is that verismo is an artistic movement, from 19th century italian literature and opera, in which rural and everyday people and themes were treated in an often melodramatic manner while verisms is .