The first performance in London's Drury Lane Theatre drew the following response from The Era in 1882: We cannot refrain from making a protest against the worship of animal passion which is so striking a feature in the late works of Wagner.
A primeira representación no Drury Lane Theatre de Londres deixou a seguinte crítica en The Era en 1882: "Non podemos deixar de facer unha protesta contra o culto da paixón animal que é un trazo notable nas últimas obras de Wagner.