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