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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12 Stradivari
Janine Jansen, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 10 Sep 2021
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Puccini: Turandot
Sondra Radvanovsky, Ermonela Jaho, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 10 Mar 2023
Gramophone: Recording of the Month24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Verismo
Anna Netrebko, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 2 Sep 2016
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 - Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 22 Mar 2024
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Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals & Symphony No. 3, "Organ Symphony"
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 8 Sep 2017
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Rossini: Messa di Gloria
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 7 Oct 2022
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Brahms: Violin Concerto; Bartók: Violin Concerto No.1
Janine Jansen, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 6 Nov 2015
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Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5
Concertgebouworkest, Antonio Pappano, Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra on 10 Sep 2021
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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6
Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by LSO Live on 16 Apr 2021
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Leif Ove Andsnes, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Oct 2010
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Rossini: Stabat Mater
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 29 Oct 2010
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Puccini: Messa di Gloria, Preludio sinfonico, Crisantemi
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 11 Feb 2013
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Bernstein : Symphonies Nos 1-3, Prelude, Fugue & Riffs
Symphonic Music - Released by Warner Classics on 10 Aug 2018
Gramophone: Recording of the Month24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia
Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by LSO Live on 28 May 2021
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Rachmaninov: Symphony no. 2 / Liadov : The Enchanted Lake
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 25 Feb 2011
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Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico
Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Symphonies - Released by LSO Live on 24 Mar 2023
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Schumann : Works for Piano and Orchestra
Jan Lisiecki, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 8 Jan 2016
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Giuseppe Verdi : Requiem
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 7 Sep 2009
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Verdi: Il trovatore
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 22 Jul 2002
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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 12 Mar 2012
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Mozart: Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Antonio Pappano, Konstantin Lifschitz
Classical - Released by haenssler CLASSIC on 29 Sep 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo