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Your support makes all the difference.CRITICAL ACCLAIM has been forthcoming for the English National Opera's stirring new production of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, directed by Francesca Zambello. The ENO employs the composer's first 1869 seven-scene version, while appending the final Kromy Forest epilogue from the later 1872 reworking. It's a combination that gels well, especially in Zambello's updating of the action. John Tomlinson (right) is on blistering form in the title role and conductor Paul Daniel works wonders driving the ENO orchestra to superb heights in the pit.
Coliseum, London WC2 (0171-632 8300) 7.30pm
The LSO are a fine bunch of musicians and it's just six and then eight of the string section which get to shine tonight when the LSO Chamber Ensemble tackle two classic works from the 19th-century repertoire - Brahms's Sextet and Mendelssohn's dynamic and precocious Octet. Violinist Gordan Nikolitch is in charge and the ensemble promises to be every bit as pristine as under Sir Colin Davis working with full orchestra.
Barbican Hall, London EC2 (0171-638 8891) 7.30pm
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