- Carlo Zampighi, Nino Sanzogno, Aldo Protti, Virginia Zeani, RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan, Nicola Zaccaria
- Orchestra of Radio Italiana, Ebe Ticozzi, Chorus of Radio Italiana, Dario Caselli, Clara Petrella, Giuseppe Baroni, Antenore Reali, Giuseppe Nessi, Gluaco Scarlini, Aldo Bertocci
- Fernando Previtali, Coro Della Rai Di Roma, Aldo Bertocci, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma, Nestore Catalani
- Aldo Protti, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma, Mario del Monaco, Alberto Erede, Hilde Gueden, Coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma
- Alberto Erede, Angela Vercelli, Mario del Monaco, Dario Caselli, Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
- Oliviero de Fabritiis, Pier Luigi Latinucci, Aldo Protti, Mario del Monaco, Luisa Ribacchi, Piero Poldi, Dario Caselli, Giulietta Simionato, Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome, Christiane Castelli, Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome, Hilde Gueden, Cesare Siepi, Lina Rossi, Alberto Erede, Fernando Corena
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.