Which was premiered first, Candide or Siegfried?
Siegfried (opera) Siegfried, WWV 86C, is the third of the four music dramas that constitute "Der Ring des Nibelungen" ("The Ring of the Nibelung"), by Richard Wagner. It premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of "The Ring" cycle.
Le roi s'amuse Le roi s'amuse (] ; literally, "The King Amuses Himself" or "The King Has Fun") is a French play in five acts written by Victor Hugo. First performed on 22 November 1832 but banned by the government after one evening, the play was used for Verdi's 1851 opera "Rigoletto".