Loriot's Kleiner Opernführer

As the only one, Loriot has managed to condense Richard Wagner's 16-hour-long Ring of the Nibelung into a single evening. He is also adept at distilling the essence from the shorter operas of Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Handel, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, and others. For years, Loriot's unique interpretations of operas have been repeatedly requested by enthusiastic readers. In the volume "Very Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen," a larger collection of these texts has been published for the first time. Now, in honor of his 80th birthday, Loriot's Little Opera Guide is being released as a beautifully designed gift edition, expanded with new texts and featuring Loriot's interviews and comments about opera.