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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1992
double combination
of nationwide rages
has reached the up-
graded development of
Ristorante Settebello on
Greenfield, just south of 11
Mile Road.
Restaurant opera and
Italian dining are both highly
ranked in the favor of na-
tional goers-out folks.
Italian food has overtaken
the field in becoming a
number one choice, while
restaurant opera, which oft-
times flirted with popularity,
has begun to make a very
serious run in the entertain-
ment race.
Places like DePalma's on
Plymouth Road in Livonia too
has felt the surge . . .
Restaurant opera is a regular
Wednesday night feature at
DePalma's, also serving
Italian food.
Years back, Hugo Ugolini
had it in the Park Shelton
Hotel on Woodward and later
at his Hugo's on Franklin
Road where Excalibur now
sits . . . In Chicago, one of the
Rush Street restaurants used
to have an opera room while
here in Detroit on Warren
Avenue, there was the Opera
House Restaurant.
Every so often, places like
Cafe Cortina on W. 10 Mile
Road, among others, have
restaurant opera nights.
But it has never taken off
like today . . . Italian dining
and restaurant opera seem to
be an unbeatable together-
ness, although even Middle
Eastern restaurants like
Sultan's on Orchard Lake
Road and 14 Mile, are star-
ting to feature it on a schedul-
ed basis.
Now that Settebello has
added traditional Italian food
to go along with its regional
cuisine, it is getting its act
together and a lot of tracks
are leading there . . . And its
every Thursday evening
opera night, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
has people like Dr. Norman
and Harriett Rotter, plus
many more, coming back
regularly.
Dino Valle, baritone, and
Peter Soave, playing the
bayan (concert accordion),
presently give Settebello
guests some very fine treats.
On a recent Thursday
night, his aria, "Non Piu An-
drai," from Marriage of Figaro
and "Madamini" from Don
Giovanni, both Mozart
classics, were performed by
Dino with vocal deftness as
Peter's bayan keyed smoothly
in the background . . . The
soft mood prevailed with
Peter's fine solo on "Scarlat-
ti," followed by Dino singing
"La Calunnia" from Rossini's
Barber of Seville.
After a lively and choice
"Finiculi Funicula," Dino's
versatility was exhibited with
"Where Shall I Go," sung in
Yiddish, followed by "Ole
Sole Mio" and the Latin
"Besame Mucho" . . . Opera
lovers will enjoy his "Al Di
La" and Rossini's "La Dan-
za."
Dino Valle and Peter Soave
add a nice touch to an en-
joyable evening . . . They have
blended with the times in of-
fering both opera and operet-
ta selections plus standards
requests.
People no longer have to
dine with set menus at the
Thursday eening opera nights
at Ristorante Settebello .. .
Ordering is now from a new,
moderately-priced list of
available dishes . . . And the
cover charge is gone . . . even
for folks who just want to
drink and hear some good
opera.
The change from strictly
regional Italian dining to in-
clude traditional Italian
dishes has worked out well for
Ristorante Settebello, which
also recently opened for
lunch.
JUST LIKE THEIR style
of living . . . down-to-earth .. .
was the recent 60th birthday
party for Lee Gurwin at Nif-
ty Norman's by hubby Jerry
Gurwin of Gurwin's Autobody
Klinic.
Over 100 guests, with most
of the people at our table
former Durfee Intermediate-
ites . . . Psychologist Joel
Cohen, Harold Weisserman,
Debbie Weisserman of
Deborah's Invitations . . .
Joel's wife, Betsy, an "out-
cast" — she went to Bagley
. . . Durfee was well
represented at Lee's party .. .
Howard Emmer and Jerry at-
tended the middle school in
1947 and recalled having
breakfast at the Zenith Cafe
on 12th Street between
Monterey and Elmhurst .. .
coffee five cents and a donut
stick five cents . . . Jerry,
Howard and barrister Don
Gurwin made up a trio in
singing the Durfee school
song . . . Debbie also attend-
ed Durfee with Rebecca Em-
mer and Dolly Murley.
Debbie's hubby, Harold,
retired after 32 years as an
administrator with the City
of Detroit Water Board, and
says he never worked so hard
since being in his wife's in-
vitations business . . . On his
retirement, Harold was given
a gold-plated water cooler .. .
Their four children at Lee's
party. all have B'nai B'rith
backgrounds . . . Debbie was
president of Kadima BBYO
and 20 years later, daughter
Maureen Mansfield is its
president . . . Michael and
Jeffrey, both attorneys, were
presidents of Jack Benny
AZA, and Gary was regional
AZA head.
The dog owned by Harold
and Debbie must have been a
very confused pet . . . Every
two years, Debbie changed
the poor animal's name .. .
Even Harold couldn't keep up
with the alterations, let alone
their best friend . . . But all is
not lost for little Poochers .. .
He's gone to live with Jeff,
who gave him his present
name and isn't about to
change it.
Don Gurwin never knew his
real first name until register-
Restaurant opera
and Italian dining
are both highly
ranked in the favor
of national goers-
out folks.
ing for college and needing a
birth certificate . . . It's Edgar
. . . Wife Nancy has been on
the Coe Rail dinner train
since May doing "Broadway
Then and Now" with excerpts
from White Way hits . . .
Their son, Danny, is with
mom every Saturday night on
the Michigan Clipper in Wall-
ed Lake . . . He recently
finished summer stock in --`1
Wichita, Kan., and is back at
the University of Michigan as h
a junior in its theatre (11
program.
Ira Levy was The Jewish
News' first copy boy 50 years
ago . . . He was 14 years old
when coming to work for the
paper two weeks after it open-
ed in 1942 on the 28th floor
of the Penobscot Building. . . .
Eddie Citrin looks good
minus 90 pounds . . . Julius
r
Lesnick, a family friend for so ,
many years, came in from
California for Lee's birthday cz
party . . . Harry Krause cut-
ting a mean rug on the dance
floor . . . Here's to the so-
meone who asked if he could
have one of the balloons hang-
ing from it after giving his
plant to another guest .. .