Das Rheingold premiered at the National Theatre Munich on 22 September 1869, with August Kindermann in the role of Wotan, Heinrich Vogl as Loge, and Karl Fischer as Alberich. Wagner wanted this work to premiere as part of the entire cycle, but was forced to allow the performance at the insistence of his patron King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The work was first performed as part of the complete cycle on 13 August 1876, in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.
| Original Name | Der Ring des Nibelungen: Das Rheingold |
| Librettist | Richard Wagner (The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied.) |
| Date of composition | 1874 (1848-1874) |
| Premiered | 1869, September 22nd in Munich, Germany |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | WWV 86A |
| Approx. duration | 150 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
- Woglinde, Die Rheintöchter (Rhinemaidens)
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Wellgunde, Die Rheintöchter (Rhinemaidens Voice (Alto) - Floßhilde, Die Rheintöchter (Rhinemaidens) Voice (Baritone) - Wotan, Götter (Gods) Voice (Tenor) - Donner, Götter (Gods) Voice (Tenor) - Froh, Götter (Gods) Voice (Tenor) - Loge, Götter (Gods) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Fricka, Götter(Gods) Voice (Soprano) - Freia, Götter (Gods) Voice (Alto) - Erda, Götter (Gods) Voice (Baritone) - Alberich, Die Nibelungen (Nibelungs) Voice (Tenor) - Mime, Die Nibelungen (Nibelungs) Silent Role - Nibelungen, Die Nibelungen (Nibelungs) Voice (Bass) - Fasolt, Riesen (Giants) Voice (Bass) - Fafner, Riesen (Giants) Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Valhalla from The Ring of the Nibelung, S. 449
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| Autotranslations beta |
Richard Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhine Gold, WWV 86A Richard Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhine Gold, WWV 86A Richard Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhine Gold, WWV 86A |