 He sang widely in Italy, appearing frequently at the Rome Opera from 1938 to 1952, and at La Scala from 1939 to 1953, where he sang the title role in "Nabucco" for its reopening in 1946.He quickly established himself as the leading dramatic baritone of his time, in roles such as Rigoletto, Count de Luna, Renato, Carlo, Amonasro, Alfio, Gérard, but was also admired as Figaro and Hamlet.Bechi sang relatively little outside Italy, but did appear in England and North and South America in the late 1950s, but by then he was past his best.