Elton Lammie brings just that.

Two years ago, the Ridgeway resident found himself in the limelight after transforming from a country performer into a bona fide opera singer on Bravo television's Bathroom Divas: So You Want To Be An Opera Star? reality show.

"It's like American Idol for opera, but popularity isn't the issue -- if your voice can't do it then you can't win," he said.

Lammie entered the competition by submitting a CD of him performing country. When he first appeared before the judges, he generated chuckles.

"They laughed at me because they said you don't know what you're getting into," he said.

Week after week, Lammie thought he would be voted off because he didn't feel he belonged.

"I thought opera was Phantom (of the Opera) and Broadway. I'm from a small town in B.C. and wasn't exposed to a variety of music. I thought every time I would be the one kicked off."

He rehearsed 16 hours a day and received valuable voice coaching and in the end his hard work paid off. Fans chose Lammie as the favourite through an online system.

"I was shocked. Even though I won the show, I still knew I had a lot to learn about opera."

Lammie hit the books to learn Italian -- the language most opera is performed in -- and is still working on projecting his voice. He also travelled to Italy to attend and observe operas.

"The biggest obstacle for a real opera singer is to sing in an opera house without a microphone and learn to have a voice that can carry over a 180-piece orchestra," said Lammie.

He has performed with the Toronto Symphony at Thompson Hall and has travelled to Japan and throughout Canada and the United States, bringing audiences to their feet with his renditions of classic operatic selections.

"It's moving music. It's meant to evoke emotion, whether it be passion or anger."

Lammie performs during an open microphone session every Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Crystal Chandelier Restaurant. Most of his performance is country, but once in a while he throws in an operatic performance, much to the surprise and delight of onlookers.

Since winning the show, Lammie hasn't officially performed an evening of opera at home.

The Fort Erie Arts Council in partnership with the restaurant presents Lammie in An Evening at the Opera May 15 and May 22. A three course Italian dinner will be interspersed with romantic opera arias and informative commentary.

The evening runs from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $35 including the dinner and show. For more information or tickets, call 905-994-7606 or e-mail artscouncil@forterie.com. The Crystal Chandelier is located at 3878 Erie Rd.

"This is the only place I would do this. It just has the right ambiance," said Lammie.