Artist
Antonio Pappano
Personb. 1959 · Epping, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Contribution
Spot something missing or wrong? Propose an update for admin review. Accepted edits earn points and can promote you to contributor.
Bio
Antonio Pappano is a British-Italian conductor and pianist born in London in 1959. He began his career as a repetiteur and assistant conductor before becoming music director of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels and later the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he served from 2002 to 2024. He has been music director of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome since 2005 and was appointed chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2024. Pappano is known for his work across opera and symphonic repertoire, with acclaimed recordings on Warner Classics and EMI. He frequently collaborates with leading orchestras and opera houses worldwide and has received numerous awards including a knighthood in 2012.
Popular tracks
- 18:05
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato
Track
- 23:55
La Wally / Act I: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"
Track
- 33:42
Adriana Lecouvreur / Act I: "Ecco: respiro appena ... Io son l'umile ancella"
Track
- 44:59
Andrea Chénier / Act III: "La mamma morta"
Track
- 53:28
Tosca / Act II: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"
Track
- 64:32
Madama Butterfly / Act II: "Un bel dì vedremo"
Track
- 72:48
Manon Lescaut / Act II: "In quelle trine morbide"
Track
- 86:49
Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57, Troisième partie: VIII. Lever du jour - Daphnis cherche pour Chloé et il rêve d'elle - Daphnis et Chloé miment l'aventure de Pan et de Syrinx
Track
- 90:44
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: II. Hens and Roosters
Track
- 101:15
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: X. Aviary
Track
- 111:38
Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98: No. 3, Leichte Segler in den Höhen
Track
- 1211:40
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: I. Andantino - Allegretto
Track
Albums
Verismo
Album · 2016
Elgar & Walton: Cello Concertos
Album · 2024
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals & Symphony No. 3, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony"
Album · 2017
Puccini: Messa di Gloria, Preludio sinfonico & Crisantemi
Album · 2001
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
Album · 2025
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 16 - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23
Album · 2015
Holst: The Planets – Bax: Tintagel
Album · 2026
Verdi: Don Carlos (Live)
Album · 1996
Strauss, R: Four Last Songs, Final Scenes
Album · 2007
Elgar: Symphonies Nos 1-3, Enigma Variations, Cello Concerto, Marches
Album · 2023
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - A Tribute To Pergolesi
Album · 2011
Massenet: Werther
Album · 1999