1 BORIS GODUNOV

Tim Albery unveils his eagerly awaited production of Mussorgsky’s epic tragedy.
London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, WC2 (www.eno.org 0870 1450200), Sat, Wed & Fri

2 ELEKTRA

Charles Edwards’s 2003 staging of Strauss’s shocker returns to Covent Garden with Susan Bullock.
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, WC2 (www.royaloperahouse.org 020-7304 4000), Sat, Tues & Fri, until Nov 24

3 LA TRAGÉDIE DE CARMEN

Peter Brook’s brilliant 1981 rethink of Bizet, with the action condensed to 90 blood-stained minutes.
Snape Maltings, Snape Bridge, Saxmundham (www.aldeburgh.co.uk 01728 687110), Sat; Assembly Hall Theatre, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells (www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk 01892 530613), Fri

4 CARMEN

The full-length original, back on the road in David McVicar’s thrillingly cliché-cleansed Glyndebourne production.
Milton Keynes Theatre, Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes (www.theambassadors.com 0870 0606652), Wed

5 HANSEL UND GRETEL

Humperdinck’s opera is everywhere at the moment, but spare some time for the Royal Academy’s show, which promises excellent young talent.
Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, NW1 (www.ram.ac.uk 020-7873 7300), Mon, Wed & Fri, until Nov 24

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