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Das Rheingold -LRB- ; The Rhinegold -RRB- , WWV 86A , is the first of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner 's Der Ring des Nibelungen , or in English , ` The Ring of the Nibelung . '. Richard Wagner. Richard Wagner. WWV. Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis. Der Ring des Nibelungen. Der Ring des Nibelungen. Das Rheingold premiered at the National Theatre Munich on 22 September 1869 , with August Kindermann in the role of Wotan , Heinrich Vogl as Loge , and Karl Fischer as Alberich .. National Theatre Munich. National Theatre Munich. August Kindermann. August Kindermann. Heinrich Vogl. Heinrich Vogl. Wagner wanted this work to premiere as part of the entire cycle , but was forced to allow the performance at the insistence of his patron King Ludwig II of Bavaria .. Ludwig II of Bavaria. Ludwig II of Bavaria. The work was first performed as part of the complete cycle on 13 August 1876 , in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus .. Bayreuth Festspielhaus. Bayreuth Festspielhaus