Still, if ever an opera were going to work in the cavernous Royal Albert Hall then it would be Les Troyens. First, there are the sheer forces involved, with its huge orchestra requiring three harps, ...

Is the world of opera becoming more inclusive? A new documentary, featuring conductor Antonio Pappano, explores the mission to open up the art form to everyone. Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano is ...

Antonio Pappano, the revered conductor and director of music at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, has unleashed a blistering attack on the new generation of opera singers, claiming they are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - The Royal Opera's music director Antonio Pappano said modern composers were ill-served by ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Antonio Pappano was not born in Italy but his parents were and that, he says, explains a lot about why someone who never had conservatory training is now the music director of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The conductor and musical director of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has hit out at politicians and what he called “misguided ...

Covent Garden’s charismatic conductor talks about another term as music director of the Royal Opera House, and the challenge of Brexit Padding around in socks, jeans and T-shirt, Antonio Pappano is ...

It must be strange playing in the orchestra pit of an opera house. The musicians can hear the singing and the stage noise above them; if it’s a comedy, they can hear the laughter, but they can’t see ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Antonio Pappano was not born in Italy but his parents were and that, he says, explains a lot about why someone who never had conservatory training is now the music director of the ...

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