Each musician tuned their instrument in the final preparation before getting on stage in "Das Rheingold."

"The Rhine Gold's premiere [in 1869] (...) would mark one of the most tense moments between the composer and his royal patron. Ludwig II wanted that the opera had being produced in Munich, in 1869. Wagner made what he could to sabotage the initiative, claiming since medical reasons (he was under medical treatment, and a presentation without his presence would be doomed to failure) to aesthetics (the scenic effects didn't work properly). Having left Munich after of being left by Cosima, [Hans von] Bülow wouldn't conduct the debut; the responsibility was given to Hans Richter, who influenced by Wagner refused to conduct the opera on the eve of the scheduled date, forcing the postponement of the production." (Perpetuo)