- Virginia Zeani, RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan, Nicola Zaccaria, Carlo Zampighi, Aldo Protti, Nino Sanzogno
- Ebe Ticozzi, Dario Caselli, Giuseppe Baroni, Chorus of Radio Italiana, Clara Petrella, Giuseppe Nessi, Aldo Bertocci, Gluaco Scarlini, Antenore Reali, Orchestra of Radio Italiana
- Aldo Bertocci, Coro Della Rai Di Roma, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma, Fernando Previtali, Nestore Catalani
- Coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma, Hilde Gueden, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma, Mario del Monaco, Alberto Erede, Aldo Protti
- Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome, Dario Caselli, Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome, Mario del Monaco, Angela Vercelli, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Alberto Erede
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.