Enzo Dara

Enzo Dara is one of the foremost buffo performers of his generation, particularly admired for his Rossini performances, excellent vehicles for his comic acting abilities as well as his musicality. He first worked as a journalist before deciding to explore a singing career, and studied in his native Mantua with Bruno Sutti. His opera debut was in 1960 as Colline in Puccini's La bohème at the Fano opera house. After a period of military service, he made a sensation in 1967 at his Reggio Emilia debut as Mustafa in Rossini's L'italiana in Algieri. The next year, he made his La Sca...