1. Sir Antonio Pappano was born on 30 December 1959 and is an English-Italian conductor and pianist.
18 Facts About Antonio Pappano
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Antonio Pappano is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Antonio Pappano attracted the attention of fellow pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, and became his assistant at the Bayreuth Festival.
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Antonio Pappano worked in Barcelona and Frankfurt, and served as an assistant to Michael Gielen.
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Antonio Pappano's first conducting appearance at Den Norske Opera was in 1987, and he became music director there in 1990.
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From 1992 to 2002, Antonio Pappano served as music director of Royal Theatre of La Monnaie Brussels, Belgium.
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Antonio Pappano was principal guest conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra from 1997 to 1999.
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In 2005, Antonio Pappano became music director of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
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Antonio Pappano was scheduled to stand down from the Santa Cecilia post in 2023.
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In 2002, Antonio Pappano was named the music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Antonio Pappano was the youngest conductor at the orchestra of the ROH, performing for the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet.
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Antonio Pappano had first guest-conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in 1996.
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Antonio Pappano has returned as guest conductor to the LSO on over 70 occasions, and made several recordings with the LSO.
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Antonio Pappano returned to the Metropolitan Opera in 2021 to conduct Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.
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Antonio Pappano was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2015.
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Antonio Pappano was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to music.
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Antonio Pappano was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2024 New Year Honours for services at the coronation.
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Antonio Pappano is married to Pamela Bullock, an American vocal coach and they live in London.