Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast 22 September 1869 (Conductor: Franz Wüllner) |
Cast in premiere of complete cycle 13 August 1876 (Conductor: Hans Richter) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gods | |||
| Wotan | bass-baritone | August Kindermann | Franz Betz |
| Loge | tenor | Heinrich Vogl | Heinrich Vogl |
| Fricka | mezzo-soprano | Sophie Stehle | Friederike Grün |
| Freia | soprano | Henriette Muller | Marie Haupt |
| Donner | bass-baritone | Karl Samuel Heinrich | Eugen Gura |
| Froh | tenor | Franz Nachbaur | Georg Unger |
| Erda | contralto | Emma Seehofer | Luise Jaide |
| Nibelungs | |||
| Alberich | baritone | Karl Fischer | Karl Hill |
| Mime | tenor | Max Schlosser | Max Schlosser |
| Giants | |||
| Fasolt | bass-baritone or bass | Toni Petzer | Albert Eilers |
| Fafner | bass | Kaspar Bausewein | Franz von Reichenberg |
| Rhinemaidens | |||
| Woglinde | soprano | Anna Kaufmann | Lilli Lehmann |
| Wellgunde | soprano or mezzo-soprano | Therese Vogl | Marie Lehmann |
| Flosshilde | mezzo-soprano | Wilhelmine Ritter | Minna Lammert |
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