Mussorgsky at the Proms

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Grand opera from Mussorgsky in the form of the 1869 version of Boris Godunov. The Royal Opera House version may not have been as silky-smooth as the Kirov's — I was there in 2002 when Boris was last performed at the proms — and maybe the RoH Russian wasn't quite as authentic, but I like the piece so much, it's hard to be objective.