1 GADDAFI
ENO launches its new season with an ambitious work fusing Asian Dub Foundation’s electronica with classical music, and starring the actor Ramon Tikaram as the Colonel. Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, WC2 (www.eno.org
020-7632 8300), Sat, Thur & Fri
2 COSSINGTON MOZART FESTIVAL WEEKEND
The Classical Opera Company presents a chronological journey through Mozart’s operatic canon. St Mary’s Church, Bridgwater, Somerset (www.classicalopera.co.uk 01278 683777), Sat & Sun
3 CHISINAU NATIONAL OPERA: MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Chisinau’s second offering is less surprising, and its production of Puccini’s geisha suicide weepie is a reliably picturesque affair. Empire Theatre, details left, from Fri to Sept 1
4 EUGENE ONEGIN
British Youth Opera’s second production of the season. Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, WC2 (www.sadlerswells.com 0870 7377737), Sat, Wed & Fri
5 BOOK AHEAD:PETER GRIMES
A new production by Phyllida Lloyd is sure to find hidden depths in Britten’s stirring masterpiece about the stifling hypocrisy of village life. Various venues nationwide (www.operanorth.co.uk), from Oct 26