| Siegfried | George Unger. | |
| Gunther | Eugen Gura. | |
| Hagen | Gustav Siehr. | |
| Alberich | Carl Hill. | |
| Brünnhilde | Amalia Friedrich-Materna. | |
| Gutrune | Mathilde Weckerlin. | |
| Waltraute | Luise Jäide. | |
| The Three Norns | { | Johanna Jachmann-Wagner. |
| { | Josephine Scheffsky. | |
| { | Friedericke Grün. | |
| The Rheindaughters | { | Lilli Lehmann. |
| { | Marie Lehmann. | |
| { | Minna Lammer. | |
Munich, Leipsic, 1878; Vienna, Hamburg, Brunswick, 1879; Cologne, 1882.
First performed in America at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Jan. 25, 1888.
Cast.
| Siegfried | Albert Niemann. |
| Gunther | Adolf Robinson. |
| Hagen | Emil Fischer. |
| Alberich | Rudolph von Milde. |
| Brünnhilde | Lilli Lehmann. |
| Gutrune | Auguste Seidl-Kraus. |
| Woglinde | Sophie Traubmann. |
| Wellgunde | Marianne Brandt. |
| Flosshilde | Louise Meisslinger. |
Conductor, Anton Seidl.
(The Waltraute and Norn scenes were omitted. They were first given at the Metropolitan on January 24, 1899, when Mme. Schumann-Heink was the Waltraute, and also one of the Norns. The others were Olga Pevny and Louise Meisslinger. "Der Ring des Nibelungen" was first performed without cuts at the Metropolitan on January 12, 17, 19, and 24, 1899.)