This term, literally meaning “total art work,” describes the unification of all the arts (poetry, music, acting, set design,
etc.) for a single dramatic purpose.
a. Gesamtkunstwerk
b. verismo
c. realistic opera
d. bel canto
e. all of the above
ANSWER: a
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