They were also influenced by Wagner's concepts of ancient Greek drama, in which tetralogies were a component of Athenian festivals, and which he had amply discussed in his essay "Oper und Drama".
Foron tamén influenciadas polos conceptos que Wagner tiña sobre o teatro da antiga Grecia, no que as tetraloxías eran un dos compoñentes das festividades atenienses, e que el discutiu moito no seu ensaio Oper und Drama.