# Bayreuth Festival (1876)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1876-bayreuth-festival
Location: Bayreuth
Categories: main-event

In August 1876 Richard Wagner opened his Festival Theatre in Bayreuth with the first complete performance of Der Ring des Nibelungen. The festival still takes place annually. Wagner's work was later misused by the Nazis.

## Why it matters
It is a landmark of musical history.

Ruler at the time: [Wilhelm I](https://germany-history.com/rulers/wilhelm-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Bayreuth Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayreuth_Festival)
- [Wikipedia – Richard Wagner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Richard Wagner](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Wagner-German-composer)