Ring Reviews

"This comics version treats [Wagner's] operatic texts with faithfulness and intelligent care...[it's] more faithful to the composer's vision than a genteel, gravity-bound stage production could ever be." - John Rockwell, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"The graphics are powerful. But most important to the opera fan, these books are remarkably faithful to Wagner. It's almost startling to encounter the stories in this context, unfolding just as we expect them to in scene after scene." - Jeffrey Hildt, OPERA NEWS

"Adapter Roy Thomas has managed a rhythmic translation so colloquial that as you read his dialogue, you can hear the music that accompanies it, the cadences, even the pauses, were chosen by someone who loves and respects Wagner's score." - Sephanie von Buchau, THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE SUNDAY MAGAZINE