Biography
Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. In 1992, Pappano became music director of La Monnaie, the Belgian Royal Opera House, a post he held until 2002. In that year, he was named the music director of the Royal Opera House (ROH), Covent Garden. At Covent Garden, Pappano and Kasper Holten, the ROH Director of Opera, shared responsibility for production. His current ROH contract runs through to 2017, and was extended until 2023. Pappano was the youngest conductor to lead the orchestra of the ROH, accompanying both the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet. In 2015 he received a Gold Medal from the Royal Philharmonic Society
Awards & recognition
- International Opera Award · 2023
- Echo Klassik – Conductor of the Year · 2016
- Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal · 2015
- International Opera Award · 2013
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 2012
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- Premio Vittorio De Sica · 2010
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Opera Production · 2005
- Laurence Olivier Award — Outstanding Achievement in Opera · 2003
- Classic Brit Awards
- Grammy Award — Best Opera Recording · 2011 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Opera Recording · 2010 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Outstanding Achievement in Opera · 2005 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Opera Production · 2005 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Outstanding Achievement in Opera · 2003 · nominated
Filmography6 titles
Puccini Manon Lescaut
Ennio
Royal Opera House: La Traviata
Tosca
The Alchemy of the Piano
The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra