Performances At Bayreuth
As of the completion of the 2012 festival, 2532 performances have been given at the Bayreuth Festival of the operas in the canon, distributed as in the following table.
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| † | Ring opera |
| ‡ | Introduced by Richard Wagner |
| * | Introduced by Cosima Wagner |
| Opera | Completed | Première | Bayreuth première | Most recent Bayreuth season (to 2012) |
Total Bayreuth performances (to 2012) |
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| Rh !Das Rheingold† (The Rhinegold) |
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| W !Die Walküre† (The Valkyrie) |
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| Siegfried† |
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18760816 !16 August 1876 | 18760816 !16 August 1876‡ |
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| Götterdämmerung† (The Twilight of the Gods) |
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18760817 !17 August 1876 | 18760817 !17 August 1876‡ |
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18820726 !26 July 1882 | 18820726 !26 July 1882‡ |
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(Tristan and Isolde) |
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(The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) |
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(The Flying Dutchman) |
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