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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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Aug. 1, 2005
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12 Stradivari
Janine Jansen, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Sep. 10, 2021
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Benjamin Britten : War Requiem
Classical - Released by Warner Classics International on Sep. 1, 2013
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Wagner: Love Duets
Plácido Domingo, Deborah Voigt, Violetta Urmana, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Jul. 1, 2000
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Brahms: Two Sonatas for Cello and Piano - Martucci: Two Romances for Cello and Piano
Luigi Piovano, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Arcana on Sep. 25, 2020
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Massenet : Manon
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, José Van Dam, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Aug. 7, 2000
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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1
Antonio Pappano, Beatrice Rana, Orchestra dell'Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Jan. 12, 2018
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Wolf: Lieder
Ian Bostridge, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Jul. 10, 2006
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Puccini: Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta!"
Sondra Radvanovsky, Ermonela Jaho, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Jan. 13, 2023
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Plácido Domingo, Nina Stemme, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on Aug. 1, 2005
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Ciaikovskij Concerto per pianoforte N.1
Antonio Pappano, Beatrice Rana, Orchestra dell'Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Jan. 12, 2018
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Rachmaninov Concerto per pianoforte n. 2
Antonio Pappano, Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Mar. 13, 2012
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柴可夫斯基 第一號鋼琴協奏曲
Antonio Pappano, Beatrice Rana, Orchestra dell'Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Jan. 12, 2018
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Massenet: Manon
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Aug. 7, 2000
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Massenet: Werther
Patricia Petibon, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Oct. 1, 1999
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Verismo Arias
Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan. 1, 2010
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Rachmaninov Pianoconcerto nr.2
Antonio Pappano, Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Mar. 13, 2012
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Rachmaninoff Klavierkonzert Nr. 2
Antonio Pappano, Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Mar. 13, 2012
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Massenet: Werther
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Oct. 1, 1999
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Tjajkovskij Pianokonsert Nr.1
Antonio Pappano, Beatrice Rana, Orchestra dell'Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Jan. 12, 2018
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Massenet: Werther
Rolando Villazón, Sophie Koch, Audun Iversen, Eri Nakamura, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Mar. 12, 2012
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