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Wagner's Ring: Turning the Sky Round
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.1
EAN: 9780879101862
ISBN: 0879101865
Label: Limelight Editions
Manufacturer: Limelight Editions
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 122
Publication Date: August 01, 2004
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Studio: Limelight Editions
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Editorial Review:
Commentary on and a concise, lucid interpretation of the opera world's most complex masterwork, expanded from the author's popular intermission talks during Met Opera broadcasts. "Anyone, whether knowledgeable or not, will profit by reading it..." - Opera Quarterly
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Concise and illumuninating - more than a mere précis
In this slender volume, Fr. Lee not only provides a neat summary of Wagner's epic, but an ample and insightful look at the political and philophical underpinnings of the opera's genesis. His discussion of Schopenhauer's influence, albeit a surface treatment, never overwhelms the reader. Nor does the discussion of the leitmotives bog the reader down and detract from a lively and personal narrative. Highly recommended.
Rating: - Wagner's Ring With New Eyes and Ears
I found Father Owen Lee's interpretation of Wagner's Ring concise, beautifully written and coherent. I was utterly mesmerized and could not put the book down until I had read it.
Rating: - Great introduction to the Ring
Father Lee's book is essentially a fleshing out of some radio commentary given on the Ring cycle. While it is a short book and a quick read, it is insightful, deep, and well worth study and discussion.
There is no single 'correct' way to interpret Wagner's giant gesamtkunstwerk, one reason why so many books of interpretations and analysis of the pieces struggle for shelf space. This one makes a worthy addition to the pile.
Readers new to the Ring will find the synopsis ... Read More
Rating: - Superb introduction for the novice.
This little book is an excellent introduction for folks like myself who have tried for years to make sense of the cycle. The narration gives a plot synopsis followed by the author's view of the meaning behind the drama. I have always been fascinated by Wagner's Ring Cycle though I do not know German. I have been very intrigued by the music. Well this book gave me a tiny little bit to get me going.
Much of Father Owens' analysis may not meet with everyone's interpretation of the cycle ... Read More
Rating:  - exquisitely succinct interpretation and introduction....
to one of the most multi-layered works of art in existence.
I have wanted to see this opera series for over 20 years, ever since I saw an opera properly prepared by a Wagner fanatic. Finally, I was in a place where I could, so I turned to the various preparations that I could find.
This short book was indisputably one of the best, and it doesn't shy from bold pronouncements and interpretations. Lee is a classical scholar of great learning and brings together a huge range of ... Read More
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