Britannica
Sources used in this answer
Which four operas make up Richard Wagnerâs Der Ring des Nibelungen?
Created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner, painting by Franz von Lenbach, 1882, Bayreuth, Germany.
Der Ring des Nibelungen (often referred to as the Ring cycle) is a collection of four music dramas composed by the German composer Richard Wagner. The four operas, which are intended to be performed in the following sequence, are:
- Das Rheingold ("The Rhine Gold")
- Die WalkĂŒre ("The Valkyrie")
- Siegfried
- GötterdÀmmerung ("The Twilight of the Gods")1