Wagner's Ring: Turning the Sky Round by M. Owen Lee
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Book Reviews of Wagner's Ring: Turning the Sky Round
Book Review: Brief but interesting and insightful
Summary: 5 Stars
Is there a better writer on opera today than Father Owen Lee? This book provides five essays on The Ring (an introduction plus an essay on each individual Ring opera) which are brief (about 15-20 pages each) but always interesting and insightful. For those new to the Ring, who want to get an idea of "what all the fuss is about" without wading though hundreds of pages of analysis, this book is indispensible. And even for those who come to it with a wealth of knowledge, this book will probably provide a few new insights.Book Review: Very Helpful Introduction to the Ring
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a copy of this book from the Metropolitan Opera Shop just before seeing the Met Ring last Spring. Although this was not my first Ring production and I was already quite familiar with the Ring and other commentaries on this tetralogy, Owen Lee's book provided me with new insights that I had not thought of before. His manner is forthright and clear and his topic well-researched. It is a valuable resource to both newbies to the subject and experienced Ring afficionadoes.Book Review: Concise and illumuninating - more than a mere précis
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Book Review: Wagner's Ring With New Eyes and Ears
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Book Review: Wagner's Ring
Summary: 5 Stars
Enthralling! An analysis that makes the music all that more meaningful in terms of ideas and emotions in addition to its already intrinsic beauty.