Antonio Pappano
Primarily an opera conductor, Antonio Pappano enjoyed an astonishingly fast rise to the top of his profession in the 1990s.
He was born in London of Italian parents, but his main musical education was in the United States, where he studied piano with Norma Verilli, composition with Arnold Franchetti, and conducting with Gustav Meier. He was a rehearsal accompanist at the New York City Opera when he was just 21 years old. His work with the Lyric Opera of Chicago led to his becoming an assistant to Daniel Barenboim in preparation for Barenboim's Bayreuth productions of Tristan, Parsifal, and a complete Ring cycle. Pappano's own operatic conducting debut was at the Norwegian Opera in 1987, which led quickly to an appointment as music director there and, soon after, performances with the English National Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Berlin Staatsoper, and Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris. In 1992 he was appointed music director of Théâtre Royale de la Monnaie, where he was responsible for both opera and concert performances for 10 years. He made a spectacular debut at the Vienna Staatsoper in 1993, replacing Christoph von Dohnànyi at the last minute to lead a new production of Wagner's Siegfried.
Pappano was principal guest conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (1997-1999) and has also conducted the Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Lyon, the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra. In March 1999, he was announced as successor in the role of music director of Britain's Royal Opera House Covent Garden following the retirement of Bernard Haitink in 2002. During his tenure there, he conducted the world premiere of Birtwistle's The Minotaur (2008). Pappano also became the music director for Rome's Santa Cecilia Accademia orchestra in 2005. 2013 marked his Salzburg Festival debut.
Pappano records for the EMI Classics label. His album of Puccini's La Rondine won two Grammophone Awards (Best Opera Recording and Record of the Year), as well as the French Choc du Monde de la Musique, two Diapason d'Or awards, the USA Critics' Award, and the German Deutsche Schallplattenkritik award. His recording with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia of Verdi's Requiem won a Classical BRIT Award. Other recordings of operas include Philippe Boesman's Wintermärchen, Tristan und Isolde (with Placido Domingo), Don Carlo (the French version), Tosca, La bohème, Guillaume Tell (the French version), and the 2011 world premiere production of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Anna Nicole.
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Puccini : Il trittico
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, José Van Dam, Antonio Pappano
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 1 feb. 1999
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Gioacchino Rossini : Petite Messe Solennelle
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 12 apr. 2013
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Strauss, R: Four Last Songs, Final Scenes
Nina Stemme, Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 2 apr. 2007
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Romance
Han-Na Chang, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 5 mrt. 2007
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Strauss : Amor - Opera scenes & Lieder
Natalie Dessay, Dame Felicity Lott, Sophie Koch, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Angelika Kirchschlager, Antonio Pappano
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 2004
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" & Cello Concerto
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 8 okt. 2012
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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1/Cello Sonata
Han-Na Chang, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 2005
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Tchaikovsky: Overtures
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 3 nov. 2006
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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6
Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Symfonieën - Released by LSO Live on 16 apr. 2021
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Puccini: Turandot, Act 2: "In questa Reggia"
Sondra Radvanovsky, Ermonela Jaho, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 3 feb. 2023
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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4 - 6
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 5 feb. 2007
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Antonio Pappano: Mahler 6
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 7 okt. 2011
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Schumann: Works for Piano and Orchestra
Jan Lisiecki, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 8 jan. 2016
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Verismo
Anna Netrebko, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 2 sep. 2016
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Elgar: Symphony No. 1 & In the South (Live)
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
Klassiek - Released by Ica Classics on 26 aug. 2016
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Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 (Live)
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
Klassiek - Released by Ica Classics on 26 aug. 2016
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Puccini: Turandot
Sondra Radvanovsky, Ermonela Jaho, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 10 mrt. 2023
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Puccini : La Rondine (L'Hirondelle)
Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 4 jan. 1997
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Beethoven: Songs & Folksongs
Ian Bostridge, Antonio Pappano
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by Warner Classics on 10 apr. 2020
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Mozart: Concert Arias
Rolando Villazón, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 2014
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