[1] Born in Sedegliano, Italy, Plinio Clabassi began to sing at an early age with his native city's men's chorus, "Cantario Santo Stefano", of which he was director from 1946 to 1947.
It was during that period that he began his operatic career on local radio broadcasts (RAI).
His repertoire was vast, ranging from Caldara and Paisiello[3][4] to Pizzetti and Alfano, and also including Mussorgsky, Mascagni, Max von Schillings, and Renato Chiesa,[5] but he was mostly admired for the 19th-century romantic works by composers such as Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, and Puccini.
[6] Plino Clabassi died in San Vito al Tagliamento, on 22 October 1984.
[1] Most of his recorded work consists of secondary characters and small roles in operas, such as Monterone in Rigoletto, Lodovico in Otello, the Speaker of the Temple in The Magic Flute, the Old Monk who turns out to be Carlo Quinto in Don Carlo, and the King of Egypt in Aida.