Antonio Pappano
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Biography
Antonio Pappano enjoyed a whirlwind rise to the top of his profession. Born in London in 1959 to Anglo-Italian parents, he gained most of his significant musical education in America where he studied piano with Norma Verilli, composition with Arnold Franchetti and conducting with Gustav Meier. A gifted pianist, he became rehearsal accompanist with the New York City Opera at the age of 21 and then became assistant to Daniel Barenboim in the lead-up to Barenboim's 'Bayreuth' productions. He also served as an assistant to Michael Gielen and went on to make his conducting debut at Den Norske Opera in 1977, going on to become music director there three years later.
Performances with English National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Berlin Straatsoper and Theatre du Chatelet in Paris followed and in 1992 he was appointed music director of Théâtre Royale de la Monnaie at the Belgian Opera House, a post he held for a decade, and he made a spectacular debut at the Vienna Staatsoper in 1993, replacing Christoph von Dohnà nyi at the last minute to lead a new production of Wagner's 'Siegfried'.
Other accolades included being appointed principal guest conductor with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as well as conducting high profiled orchestras like the Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Lyon, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra. One of his highest moments came when he was chosen as music director at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London in 2002, conducting the world premiere of Birtwistle's 'The Minotaur' in 2008.
He also became conductor of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. There has also been an eminent recording career with Puccini's 'La Rondine' going on to win two Gramophone Awards for Best Opera Recording and Record of the Year in 1997. In 2012 he received a knighthood from the Queen.
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Albums
Antonio Pappano/Roberto Alagna/London Symphony Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra
Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Preludio sinfonico; Crisantemi
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Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pa
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
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Top Tracks
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- Tristan und Isolde, Act 2: "Lausch, Geliebter!" (Isolde, Tristan)
- Tristan und Isolde, Act 2: "Doch unsre Liebe" (Isolde, Tristan)
- Tristan und Isolde, Act 2: "So stürben wir, um ungetrennt" - "Habet acht!" (Tristan, Isolde, Brangäne)
- Tristan und Isolde, Act 2: "Soll ich lauschen?" (Tristan, Isolde)
- Siegfried, Act 3: Einleitung
- Siegfried, Act 3: "Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich" (Brünnhilde)
- Tristan und Isolde - Duets: Nie-wieder-Erwachtens wahnlos...Einsam wachend in der Nacht
- Tristan und Isolde, Act 2: "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe" (Tristan, Isolde)
- Siegfried - Duets: Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht! featuring Plácido Domingo
- Siegfried - Duets: O wüsstest du, Lust der Welt featuring Plácido Domingo
- Siegfried - Duets: Dich lieb' ich: o liebst mich Du! featuring Plácido Domingo
- Siegfried - Duets: Siehst du mich nicht? featuring Plácido Domingo
- Siegfried - Duets: Dort seh' ich Grane, meine selig Ross featuring Plácido Domingo
- Siegfried - Duets: Heilig schied sie aus Walhall featuring Plácido Domingo
- Tristan und Isolde, Act 2: "Nie-wieder-Erwachtens wahnlos" -"Einsam wachend in der Nacht" (Tristan, Isolde, Brangäne)
- Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant
- Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": I. (a) Adagio - Allegro moderato
- Manon, Acte 3, Tableau 2: Quelle éloquence (les Dévotes) by Antonio Pappano
- Manon, Acte 3, Tableau 1: C'est Fête Au Cours La Reine! (Ãlégantes/promeneurs/marchands Et Marchande by Antonio Pappano
- Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato, allegro
- Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op.36: IV. Finale. Allegro con moto
- Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36: II. Andantino in modo di canzone
- Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
- Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op.74 'Pathétique': Allegro molto vivace by Antonio Pappano
