 His first recordings were made in 1905 and his last in 1926, with a handful produced between these dates (in 1913).He is heard to best advantage in operatic arias by Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti and Gluck, but he was also renowned in Europe and the United States for his Rodolfo in Puccini's "La boheme", his Riccardo in Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera" and his Duke of Mantua in Verdi's "Rigoletto".Bonci was a demure man and his voice was not overly large.