The Dorchester Avenue eatery Caffe Zia Gianna will host “A Taste of Opera,” an event featuring a four-course meal and tenor David Bozon of the New England Conservatory of Music, this Sunday (Oct. 7) at 6 p.m.. Bozon will sing excerpts from Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.” The dinner show is being co-sponsored by Caffe Gianna, Opera Talk Italy, and the New England Opera Club. Part of the proceeds will benefit Boston City Singers, a Dorchester-based choral program.

The night will give residents of all ages the opportunity to hear a classically trained vocalist, learn about opera as an artform, and gain insights into the historical context of the Rossini masterpiece, which will be performed at the Boston Lyric Opera from October 12 through October 21.