| Composer: |
Richard Wagner |
| Music title: |
Das Rheingold (1869) |
| Librettist: |
Richard Wagner |
| Work definition: |
Preliminary evening of 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', in four scenes |
| Title notes: |
Preliminary evening of The Ring cycle |
| Language: |
German |
| Notes: |
First performance as part of cycle: Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 13 August 1876
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| World premiere: |
22 September 1869, Königliches Hof- und Nationaltheater, Munich |
| ROH premiere: |
22 June 1892, Hamburg Opera Company |
| ROH company premiere: |
12 May 1949, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| Related work: |
Der Ring des Nibelungen
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