The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations: Adaptations of Paprsifal, Ariane and Bluebeard, I Pagliacci

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Summary: Great stories, great art
Review: 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