Antonio Pappano

Sir Antonio Pappano

Antonio Papano receiving the Vittorio de Sica prize from President Napolitano (2010)[1]
Born Antonio Pappano
(1959-12-30) 30 December 1959
Epping, Essex, England, UK
Alma mater Royal Academy of Music, London
Occupation Conductor of classical music
(active 1987–present)
Known for Conductor of Royal Opera House, and Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Spouse(s) Pamela Bullock

Sir Antonio "Tony" Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English conductor and pianist and music director of the Royal Opera House since 2002.[2] In 2015 he received a Gold Medal from the Royal Philharmonic Society.[3]

Early life

Pappano was born in Epping, Essex. Pappano's family had relocated to England from Castelfranco in Miscano near Benevento, Italy in 1958, and at the time of his birth his parents worked in the restaurant business. His father, Pasquale Pappano, was by vocation a singing teacher.[4]

When Pappano was 13 years old, he moved with his family to Connecticut, United States. After musical training in piano, composition, and conducting, he became a rehearsal accompanist at the New York City Opera by the age of 21.[5]

Career

A pianist as well as a conductor, he attracted the attention of fellow pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, and became his assistant at the Bayreuth Festival.[6] He worked in Barcelona and Frankfurt, and served as an assistant to Michael Gielen.[7] His first conducting appearance at Den Norske Opera was in 1987, and he became music director there in 1990.[4]

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.[4] At Covent Garden, Pappano and Kasper Holten, the ROH Director of Opera, shared responsibility for production.[8] His current ROH contract runs through to 2017.[9] Pappano was the youngest conductor to lead the orchestra of the ROH, accompanying both the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet.

Pappano has also been principal guest conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2005 he became music director of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

Pappano was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to music,[10] he was also made a Knight Grand Cross of Italy's Order of Merit.[4] On 17 January 2013 he received the Incorporated Society of Musicians' Distinguished Musician Award.[11] He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2015.

Personal life

Pappano is married to Pamela Bullock, an American vocal coach.[8]

Recordings

Pappano records regularly for Warner Classics. His commercial recordings include the following releases:

Television

Pappano has presented a for the BBC including:

References

  1. ↑ "Palazzo del Quirinale 23/11/2010". Fotografia - Primo Mandato. Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Duchen, Jessica (February 2012). "Balancing Act". Opera News: 18–22.
  3. ↑ "Antonio Pappano, Andris Nelsons and Mary Bevan among RPS Awards winners". Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Tonkin, Boyd (6 July 2013). "Sir Antonio Pappano: 'I had no ambition to conduct'". Independent.co.uk. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Anna Picard (2006-12-03). "Antonio Pappano: Local hero". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  6. ↑ Rupert Christiansen (2002-09-02). "High octane, high hopes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  7. ↑ Peter Conrad (2003-02-23). "Lightning conductor". The Observer. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  8. 1 2 Rupert Christiansen (2008-09-08). "Antonio Pappano: the unstoppable maestro". The Observer. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  9. ↑ "Appointments". Opera. May 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60009. p. 1. 31 December 2011.
  11. ↑ "Sir Antonio Pappano receives prestigious ISM Distinguished Musician Award". Incorporated Society of Musicians. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

Sources

Maeckelbergh, Lucrèce, Antonio Pappano: Con Passione. Snoeck, 2006. ISBN 9053495274.

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Cultural offices
Preceded by
Sylvain Cambreling		 Music Director, Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels
1992–2002 		Succeeded by
Kazushi Ono
Preceded by
Bernard Haitink		 Music Director, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
2002–present 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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