For a taste of Italian cuisine and opera music in one place, join Chuckie Ibay in Old Town Alexandria for opera night at Trattoria da Franco restaurant, 305 S. Washington St., from 7 to 9 p.m. May 31.
Ibay, a parishioner of St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, is a blind concert pianist and opera singer who has been performing on opera nights since 2008. “You get both a great dinner and a great show in the same evening for one price,” said Ibay. “My wife, Lovancy, will be playing the violin with me on a couple of selections. My theme for this month’s opera night is En Mayo en Mexico and I will also be including a couple of opera arias by Verdi and Puccini.”
Ibay is praying 100 rosaries “so that we will have great attendance and a great opera night,” he said. “Playing at Trattoria da Franco is a unique experience. It is unlike the Kennedy Center where it’s very formal and you can’t bring any food or drink into the concert hall.”
For reservations or go to Open table.com and click on Trattoria da Franco/Wright opera night or call 703-548-9338.
