The Sunday Preview: Opera & Concerts

Adventures of Mr Broucek (Coliseum, 071-836 3161, from Wed). ENO's Christmas special: a new David Pountney production of Janacek's operatic space fantasy.

The Magic Flute (Glasgow Theatre Royal, 041-332 9000, from Thurs). Period performance specialist Nicholas McGegan conducts a new, soft-focus, fairy-tale production.

Alcina (ROH, 071-240 1066, from Fri). One of the great Sutherland roles passes to Yvonne Kenny in this new staging of Handel's spell-bound opera, not seen at the Garden for 30 years.

L'Orfeo (QEH, 071-928 8800, Fri). Philip Pickett's scholarly but spirited Monteverdi reappraisal transfers from CD (a superb new L'Oiseau Lyre recording) to the concert hall - for one night only.