- Aldo Protti, Carlo Zampighi, Virginia Zeani, RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan, Nino Sanzogno, Nicola Zaccaria
- Aldo Bertocci, Giuseppe Baroni, Ebe Ticozzi, Dario Caselli, Chorus of Radio Italiana, Orchestra of Radio Italiana, Clara Petrella, Antenore Reali, Giuseppe Nessi, Gluaco Scarlini
- Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma, Fernando Previtali, Aldo Bertocci, Coro Della Rai Di Roma, Nestore Catalani
- Aldo Protti, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma, Mario del Monaco, Hilde Gueden, Alberto Erede, Coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma
- Dario Caselli, Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome, Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome, Mario del Monaco, Alberto Erede, Angela Vercelli, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Dario Caselli
Biography
In the history of opera, the comprimari singers are rarely celebrated. These are the character actors of the genre: reliable singers, physically or vocally not stars, but with the flexibility and professional accomplishment to appear on the same stage with the Carusos, Callases, Pavarottis and Frenis in roles like Goro, Sparafucile, Baldacchi, Grimgerde, or A Nazarene. Franco Calabrese was one of this type. He worked in Italian opera and in the 1950s participated in some important opera projects in smaller parts. These included parts in two classic Maria Callas recordings: Tosca and Macbeth.