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cast members bayreuth das rheingold die walku¨re siegfried go¨tterda¨mmerung 13 august 1876 14 august 1876 16 august 1876 17 august 1876 Wotan Franz Betz Siegmund Albert Niemann Siegfried Georg Unger Siegfried Georg Unger Donner Eugen Gura Hunding Joseph Niering Mime Max Schlosser Gunther Eugen Gura Froh Georg Unger Wotan Franz Betz Der Wanderer (Wotan) Franz Betz Alberich Karl Hill Loge Heinrich Vogl Sieglinde Josephine Schefsky Alberich Karl Hill Hagen Gustav Siehr Alberich Karl Hill Brünnhilde Amalie Materna Fafner Franz von Reichenberg Brünnhilde Amalie Materna Mime Max Schlosser Fricka Friederike Sadler-Grün Waldvogel Lilli Lehmann Gutrune Matilde Wekerlin Fasolt Albert Eilers Helmwige Lilli Lehmann Erda Lusie Jaide Waltraute Luise Jaide Fafner Franz von Reichenberg Gerhilde Marie Haupt Brünnhilde Amalie Materna Erste Norn Johanna Jachmann-Wagner Fricka Friederike Sadler-Grün Ortlinde Marie Lehmann Zweite Norn Josephine Schefsky Freia Marie Haupt Waltraute Luise Jaide Dritte Norn Friederike Sadler-Grün Erda Luise Jaide Siegrune Antonie Amann Woglinde Lilli Lehmann Woglinde Lilli Lehmann Grimgerde Hedwig Reicher-Kindermann Wellgunde Marie Lehmann Wellgunde Marie Lehmann Schwertleite Johanna Jachmann-Wagner Flosshilde Minna Lammert Flosshilde Minna Lammert Rossweisse Minna Lammert conductor Hans Richter new york das rheingold die walku¨űre siegfried g ű oű ¨tterda¨mmerung 4 march 1889 5 march 1889 8 march 1889 11 march 1889 Wotan Emil Fischer Siegmund Julius Perotti Siegfried Max Alvary Siegfried Max Alvary Donner Alois Grienauer Hunding Eugene Weiss Mime Wilhelm Sedlmayer Gunther Joseph Beck Froh Albert Mittelhauser Wotan Emil Fischer Der Wanderer (Wotan) Emil Fischer Hagen Emil Fischer Loge Max Alvary Sieglinde Katherine Senger-Bettaque Alberich Joseph Beck Brünnhilde Lilli Lehmann Alberich Joseph Beck Brünnhilde Lilli Lehmann Fafner Eugene Weiss Gutrune Louise Meisslinger Mime Wilhelm Sedlmayer Fricka Louise Meisslinger Waldvogel Sophie Traubmann Woglinde Sophie Traubmann Fasolt Ludwig Mödlinger Helmwige Sophie Traubmann Erda Louise Meisslinger Wellgunde Félicie Kaschowska Fafner Eugene Weiss Gerhilde Amelia Sedlmayer Brünnhilde Lilli Lehmann Flosshilde Emmy Miron Fricka Fanny Moran-Olden Ortlinde Félicie Kaschowska conductor Anton Seidl Freia Katherine Senger-Bettaque Waltraute Louise Meisslinger Erda Hedwig Reil Siegrune Christine Egener Woglinde Sophie Traubmann Grimgerde Nina Hartmann Wellgunde Félicie Kaschowska Schwertleite Lena Göttich Flosshilde Hedwig Reil Rossweisse Emmy Miron.

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