1 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

The last chance to catch this run of David McVicar's handsome staging, whose fine cast includes Ildebrando D'Arcangelo in the title role.
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, WC2 (www.royaloperahouse.org 020-7304 4000), Sat

2 LA GIOCONDA

Holland Park Opera continues to tackle some of the trickiest of operas. This time it's Ponchielli's lurid melodrama, starring Gweneth-Ann Jeffers.
Holland Park Theatre, Holland Park, W8 (http://rbkc.gov.uk/ohphollandpark 0845 2309769), Tues & Thur

3 IOLANTA

Tchaikovsky's oddly underrated final opera is set to a sublime score.
This production features Orla Boylan in the title role. Holland Park Theatre, details above, Fri

4 LEONORA

Bampton Classical Opera offers up-and-coming singers in genial productions of 18th-century rarities. This time round it's the UK premiere of Ferdinando Paer's tale of love and loyalty.
The Deanery Garden, Bampton (www.bamptonopera.org 01367 810769), Sat

5 MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST

Damon Albarn and Chen Shi-Zheng's pop opera, rapturously received by The Times at last year's Manchester International Festival, is re-worked for its London premiere.
Royal Opera House, details above, from Wed, until Jul 26