El oro del Rin
Live performances of "Das Rheingold" from Bayreuth and elsewhere were recorded from 1937 onwards, but were not issued for many years. The first studio recording, and the first to be issued commercially, was Georg Solti's 1958 Decca version, part of his complete "Ring" cycle, 1958–1966, which marked the beginning of a new era in recorded opera. Since then "Das Rheingold" has been recorded, as part of the cycle, on many occasions, with regular new issues.