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