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4.0 out of 5 stars
A New Way to Look at Opera,
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This review is from: The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations: Vol. 2: Adaptations of Parsifal, Ariane & Bluebeard, I Pagliacci & Songs By Mahler (Hardcover)
This graphic novel is a wonderful way to tell the stories of operas. Operas have complex plots, bigger than life characters and lots of action. P. Craig Russell captures all of these in his graphic novels.
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Great stories, great art,
By wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations: Vol. 2: Adaptations of Parsifal, Ariane & Bluebeard, I Pagliacci & Songs By Mahler (Hardcover)
Opera is a grand tradition of musical story-telling. The repertoire includes many stories adapted from myth or mythic in themsleves.
Opera is also, I'm afraid, an acquired taste, and one that I have not acquired. That's part of the reason I'm so happy to see these adaptations in a form I can appreciate. Another part of the reason is that I just like Russell's art, no matter what story it tells. Opera purists may object, but hey - it gets people like me interested in the stories, and that's a start. I have to admit, though, a little more background information would have made these extracts a bit easier to understand. Classic stories and good visual rendering, a good combination. Enjoy! //wiredweird |
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The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations: Vol. 2: Adaptations of Parsifal, Ariane & Bluebeard, I Pagliacci & Songs By Mahler by Richard Wagner (Paperback - May 1, 2004)
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