Mala Vita and the first work of the Tritico, Il Tabaro were other characteristically dark operatic examples, though they paled in stature compared to Cavalleria Rusticana.
Foreign works that fit this style include Eugen d'Albert's Tiefland and Jules Massenet's La Navarraise. This term was first applied to the novel Giacinta and peaked in popularity during its nation's fin-de-siecle period. Mala Vita and the first work of the Tritico, Il Tabaro were other characteristically dark operatic examples, though they paled in stature compared to Cavalleria Rusticana. FTP, name this Italian form of realism that sought to depict the sordid everyday events of lower class life.
Foreign works that fit this style include Eugen d'Albert's Tiefland and Jules Massenet's La Navarraise.
{verismo} (prompt on “realism” until it is mentioned)