# List of Bayreuth Festival productions of Der Ring des Nibelungen

This list provides details of all the performances of Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen produced at the Bayreuth Festival, from the festival's inception in 1876 up to 2022. For differing reasons, no festivals were held between 1877 and 1881, 1915 to 1923, and 1943 to 1950. There were a few other years when the festival was "rested", and some in which it was dedicated to other Wagner operas.
The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra has always been involved in these productions, and apart from some productions, the festival has since 1876 been under the overall control of a member of the Wagner family.
Since the revival of the festival after the Second World War, a general principle has been developed in which new productions are introduced to the festival at regular intervals, each such production being staged for five years followed by a "rest" year.
There have been 222 performances of the Ring cycle performed at Bayreuth from 1876 to 2017.

## List of performances

| Year | Stage director | Conductor(s) | Notes |
| 1876 | Richard Wagner | Hans Richter | 3 cycles of Wagner's original production were performed. |
| 1896 | Cosima Wagner | Felix Mottl Hans Richter Siegfried Wagner | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1897 | Cosima Wagner | Hans Richter Siegfried Wagner | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1899 | Cosima Wagner | Siegfried Wagner | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1901 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Hans Richter Siegfried Wagner | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1902 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Hans Richter Siegfried Wagner | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1904 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Hans Richter Franz Beidler | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1906 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Hans Richter Siegfried Wagner | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1908 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Hans Richter | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1909 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Michael Balling | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1911 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Michael Balling | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1912 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Michael Balling | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1914 | Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner | Michael Balling | 29 cycles of this production were performed under Cosima and Siegfried Wagner. Cosima's involvement was largely symbolic after 1908. |
| 1924 | Siegfried Wagner | Michael Balling | 14 cycles of this production were performed under Siegfried Wagner. |
| 1925 | Siegfried Wagner | Michael Balling | 14 cycles of this production were performed under Siegfried Wagner. |
| 1927 | Siegfried Wagner | Franz von Hoesslin | 14 cycles of this production were performed under Siegfried Wagner. |
| 1928 | Siegfried Wagner | Franz von Hoesslin Siegfried Wagner | 14 cycles of this production were performed under Siegfried Wagner. |
| 1930 | Siegfried Wagner | Karl Elmendorff | 14 cycles of this production were performed under Siegfried Wagner. |
| 1931 | Siegfried Wagner | Karl Elmendorff | 14 cycles of this production were performed under Siegfried Wagner. |
| 1933 | Heinz Tietjen | Karl Elmendorff | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1934 | Heinz Tietjen | Karl Elmendorff Heinz Tietjen | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1936 | Heinz Tietjen | Heinz Tietjen Wilhelm Furtwängler | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1937 | Heinz Tietjen | Wilhelm Furtwängler | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1938 | Heinz Tietjen | Heinz Tietjen | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1939 | Heinz Tietjen | Heinz Tietjen | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1940 | Heinz Tietjen | Franz von Hoesslin | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1941 | Heinz Tietjen | Heinz Tietjen | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1942 | Heinz Tietjen | Karl Elmendorff | First Bayreuth Ring not directed by a Wagner family member 18 cycles of this production were performed under Tietjen. |
| 1951 | Wieland Wagner | Hans Knappertsbusch Herbert von Karajan | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wieland Wagner. |
| 1952 | Wieland Wagner | Joseph Keilberth | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wieland Wagner. |
| 1953 | Wieland Wagner | Joseph Keilberth Clemens Krauss | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wieland Wagner. |
| 1954 | Wieland Wagner | Joseph Keilberth | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wieland Wagner. |
| 1955 | Wieland Wagner | Joseph Keilberth | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wieland Wagner. |
| 1956 | Wieland Wagner | Joseph Keilberth Hans Knappertsbusch | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wieland Wagner. |
| 1957 | Wieland Wagner | Hans Knappertsbusch | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wieland Wagner. |
| 1958 | Wieland Wagner | Hans Knappertsbusch | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wieland Wagner. |
| 1960 | Wolfgang Wagner | Rudolf Kempe | 11 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1961 | Wolfgang Wagner | Rudolf Kempe | 11 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1962 | Wolfgang Wagner | Rudolf Kempe | 11 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1963 | Wolfgang Wagner | Rudolf Kempe | 11 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1964 | Wolfgang Wagner | Berislav Klobučar | 11 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1965 | Wieland Wagner | Karl Böhm | Wieland died in October 1966; his production continued under Wolfgang until 1969. 12 cycles of this production were performed. |
| 1966 | Wieland Wagner | Karl Böhm Otmar Suitner | Wieland died in October 1966; his production continued under Wolfgang until 1969. 12 cycles of this production were performed. |
| 1967 | Wolfgang Wagner | Karl Böhm Otmar Suitner | Wieland died in October 1966; his production continued under Wolfgang until 1969. 12 cycles of this production were performed. |
| 1968 | Wolfgang Wagner | Lorin Maazel | Wieland died in October 1966; his production continued under Wolfgang until 1969. 12 cycles of this production were performed. |
| 1969 | Wolfgang Wagner | Lorin Maazel | Wieland died in October 1966; his production continued under Wolfgang until 1969. 12 cycles of this production were performed. |
| 1970 | Wolfgang Wagner | Horst Stein | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1971 | Wolfgang Wagner | Horst Stein | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1972 | Wolfgang Wagner | Horst Stein | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1973 | Wolfgang Wagner | Horst Stein | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1974 | Wolfgang Wagner | Horst Stein | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1975 | Wolfgang Wagner | Horst Stein | 16 cycles of this production were performed under Wolfgang Wagner. |
| 1976 | Patrice Chéreau | Pierre Boulez | Centenary Ring production 16 cycles of this production were performed under Chéreau. |
| 1977 | Patrice Chéreau | Pierre Boulez | Centenary Ring production 16 cycles of this production were performed under Chéreau. |
| 1978 | Patrice Chéreau | Pierre Boulez | Centenary Ring production 16 cycles of this production were performed under Chéreau. |
| 1979 | Patrice Chéreau | Pierre Boulez | Centenary Ring production 16 cycles of this production were performed under Chéreau. |
| 1980 | Patrice Chéreau | Pierre Boulez | Centenary Ring production 16 cycles of this production were performed under Chéreau. |
| 1983 | Peter Hall | Georg Solti | 12 cycles of this production were performed under Hall. |
| 1984 | Peter Hall | Peter Schneider | 12 cycles of this production were performed under Hall. |
| 1985 | Peter Hall | Peter Schneider | 12 cycles of this production were performed under Hall. |
| 1986 | Peter Hall | Peter Schneider | 12 cycles of this production were performed under Hall. |
| 1988 | Harry Kupfer | Daniel Barenboim | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kupfer. |
| 1989 | Harry Kupfer | Daniel Barenboim | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kupfer. |
| 1990 | Harry Kupfer | Daniel Barenboim | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kupfer. |
| 1991 | Harry Kupfer | Daniel Barenboim | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kupfer. |
| 1992 | Harry Kupfer | Daniel Barenboim | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kupfer. |
| 1994 | Alfred Kirchner | James Levine | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kirchner. |
| 1995 | Alfred Kirchner | James Levine | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kirchner. |
| 1996 | Alfred Kirchner | James Levine | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kirchner. |
| 1997 | Alfred Kirchner | James Levine | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kirchner. |
| 1998 | Alfred Kirchner | James Levine | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Kirchner. |
| 2000 | Jürgen Flimm | Giuseppe Sinopoli | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Flimm. |
| 2001 | Jürgen Flimm | Ádám Fischer | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Flimm. |
| 2002 | Jürgen Flimm | Ádám Fischer | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Flimm. |
| 2003 | Jürgen Flimm | Ádám Fischer | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Flimm. |
| 2004 | Jürgen Flimm | Ádám Fischer | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Flimm. |
| 2006 | Tankred Dorst | Christian Thielemann | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Dorst. |
| 2007 | Tankred Dorst | Christian Thielemann | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Dorst. |
| 2008 | Tankred Dorst | Christian Thielemann | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Dorst. |
| 2009 | Tankred Dorst | Christian Thielemann | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Dorst. |
| 2010 | Tankred Dorst | Christian Thielemann | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Dorst. |
| 2013 | Frank Castorf | Kirill Petrenko | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Castorf. |
| 2014 | Frank Castorf | Kirill Petrenko | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Castorf. |
| 2015 | Frank Castorf | Kirill Petrenko | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Castorf. |
| 2016 | Frank Castorf | Marek Janowski | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Castorf. |
| 2017 | Frank Castorf | Marek Janowski | 15 cycles of this production were performed under Castorf. |
| 2018 | Frank Castorf | Plácido Domingo | 3 performances of Die Walküre, also directed by Castorf, were presented in 2018. This is the first time in the festival's history where it was performed apart from the rest of the cycle. |
| 2022 | Valentin Schwarz | Pietari Inkinen | The production was originally scheduled for 2020 but was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2023 | Valentin Schwarz | Pietari Inkinen | The production was originally scheduled for 2020 but was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |