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How is severo played?
The performer adopts a stern, rigorous character — formal and unyielding, withholding rubato, warmth, or indulgent expression. Severo is the Italian adjective for 'severe/strict' pressed into service as a character marking, and like many such words it shapes attitude rather than tempo. It is comparatively rare and often paired with a tempo or with related words such as marcato to reinforce its gravity. It tells the player to keep the line disciplined and grave rather than expressive.
How does severo sound?
The music sounds austere, strict and unsentimental.
In context
Severo is the ordinary Italian word for 'severe, strict, stern' used occasionally as an expressive direction. It does not appear in the most common short glossaries and is not associated with any particular composer; treat it as a general character word grounded in its dictionary meaning.