Bayreuth Festival Performances Under Cosima Wagner
Bolded indicates work's Bayreuth premiere. Under Cosima Wagner Parsifal was performed 97 times, Tristan und Isolde 24, Die Meistersinger 22, Tannhäuser 21, Lohengrin 6, the Ring cycle 18 and Der fliegende Holländer 10.
| Year | Works performed | No. of performances | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Parsifal Tristan und Isolde |
9 8 |
Hermann Levi Felix Mottl |
| 1888 | Parsifal Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
9 8 |
Felix Mottl Hans Richter |
| 1889 | Parsifal Tristan und Isolde Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
9 4 5 |
Hermann Levi Felix Mottl Hans Richter |
| 1891 | Parsifal Tristan und Isolde Tannhäuser |
10 3 7 |
Hermann Levi Felix Mottl Felix Mottl |
| 1892 | Parsifal Tristan und Isolde Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Tannhäuser |
8 4 4 4 |
Hermann Levi Felix Mottl Felix Mottl Felix Mottl |
| 1894 | Parsifal Tannhäuser Lohengrin |
9 5 6 |
Hermann Levi Richard Strauss Felix Mottl |
| 1896 | Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring cycle) | 5 | Felix Mottl Hans Richter Siegfried Wagner |
| 1897 | Parsifal Der Ring des Nibelungen |
8 3 |
Felix Mottl, Anton Seidl Hans Richter, Siegfried Wagner |
| 1899 | Parsifal Der Ring des Nibelungen Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
7 2 5 |
Franz Fischer Siegfried Wagner Hans Richter |
| 1901 | Parsifal Der Ring des Nibelungen Der fliegende Holländer |
7 2 5 |
Karl Muck Siegfried Wagner, Hans Richter Felix Mottl |
| 1902 | Parsifal Der Ring des Nibelungen Der fliegende Holländer |
7 2 5 |
Karl Muck Siegfried Wagner, Hans Richter Felix Mottl |
| 1904 | Parsifal Der Ring des Nibelungen Tannhäuser |
7 2 5 |
Karl Muck, Michael Balling Franz Beidler, Hans Richter Siegfried Wagner |
| 1906 | Parsifal Der Ring des Nibelungen Tristan und Isolde |
7 2 5 |
Michael Balling, Franz Beidler, Karl Muck Siegfried Wagner, Hans Richter Michael Balling, Felix Mottl |
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