He made his professional opera debut in 1858 at the Teatro Nuovo di Novara as Germont in Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata.
He performed at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in 1872 as Faraone in Gioachino Rossini's Mosè in Egitto and Wolfram in the Italian premiere of Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser.
That same year he returned to the Teatro di San Carlo to sing roles in the world premieres of Errico Petrella's Manfredo (Hermann) and Viceconte's Selvaggia.
He was also heard that year in the world premiere of Giuseppe Libani's Il Conte Verde at the Teatro Apollo in Rome.
[2] In 1875-1876 Aldighieri was committed to La Scala in Milan where he was heard in several Verdi operas, including the roles of Germont, Renato, and Montfort (I vespri siciliani).
[1] He appeared at La Scala again in 1881-82 as Rossini's William Tell and in the premieres of Antonio Smareglia's Bianca de Cervia and Giulio Litta's Il violino di Cremona.