Der Ritt der Walkuren vs Manon Lescaut: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Vocal scores with piano, Operas, Librettos

Cover of Der Ritt der Walkuren

Der Ritt der Walkuren Richard Wagner · 1800 79 pages · ≈ 1 h 28 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Manon Lescaut

Manon Lescaut Abbé Prévost · 1734 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 122 pages · ≈ 2 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Der Ritt der Walkuren is the easier read (Challenging), Manon Lescaut more demanding (Demanding).

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