#verismo

#verismo

However, there are certainly more thematic similarities between Der Wald & Lucrezia than Wheeler lets on. Both verismo operas, by Ethel Smyth and Ottorino Respighi respectively, dive headfirst into the murky waters of unwanted affection, and in particular, they explore the intense uneven power dynamics that often characterise spurned advances. In both operas, death is cast as the only answer.