Tom T. Hall - Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine

As well as representatives of lit. V., composers are attracted by ch. arr. psychological experiences of heroes, pictures of everyday life. The dramaturgy of verist operas sometimes comes close to naturalistic. drama: it is dominated by acute conflicts, intense conflicts, the action often takes place in the ordinary, prosaic. setting. New to Ital. opera was an appeal to sovr. topic, the image of everyday life of ordinary people - peasants, artisans, intellectuals.