May 11, 12, 17, 19. 3:00 pm. Our Lady of Perpetual Help school, 5902 6th Avenue (between 59th and 60th Streets, Brooklyn, NY). Admission: $25-adult; $20-seniors/students under 25; $5-teen. Contact: Fran Garber-Cohen 718-259-2772. [email protected] www.reginaopera.org Sponsored by Regina Opera Company.

Regina Opera Company presents fully staged performances of Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore. The opera, a timeless story of passion and revenge, featuring such well-known arias as Stride la vampa, Il Balen, and Ah, si, ben mio will be sung in Italian with English supertitles.This tuneful opera, featuring singers making their Regina Opera debut, will be presented with a 35-piece orchestra.