Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion Valhalla Softcover edition

Softcover edition

Elizabeth Murphy as the Sugar Plum Fairy from PNB's George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

He joined with the eminent translator Ralph Manheim to produce this illustrated edition of Hoffmann's wonderful tale

hope and a nod to the human condition

If you want to know why claiming to have heard Bjorling's Chicago performance of Il trovatore is the classic opera fan faux pas

Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion Valhalla Softcover editionThere had long been a need for a modern English translation of Wagners Ringa version that would be reliable and readable yet at the same time be a true reflection of the literary quality of the German libretto. First published in 1993, this acclaimed translation, which follows the verse form of the original exactly, filled that niche. It reads smoothly and idiomatically, yet is the result of prolonged thought and deep back ground knowledge. The