little new idea that comes up, every glimpse. tony is the music. he unites everyone. he cares about securing the future of opera and helps to train the big names of tomorrow. maestro pappano has been a great| help into nurturing talent of people like me who are young artists. he s very encouraging. i go behind the scenes at the royal opera house to see tony in action and ask if opera is losing its relevance for new audiences and whether he thinks it s making itself fit for the future. i think every major opera house wants to entice younger audiences. it must do everything and be open to the interests of many different people. let me take you to the opera! sir antonio pappano, or tony, as he prefers to be known, has the signature flair of his italian roots, combined with a detailed knowledge of music that has made him one of the most popular conductors of our age. tony has been in so much demand that over the last two decades he s simultaneously held two leading posts music
sir antonio pappano, or tony, as he prefers to be known, has the signature flair of his italian roots, combined with a detailed knowledge of music that has made him one of the most popular conductors of our age. tony has been in so much demand that over the last two decades he s simultaneously held two leading posts music director at the santa cecilia orchestra in rome and at london s royal opera house. he s such a unique personality as well as a wonderful musician and artist. there s that inimitable fire, that unquestioning commitment that he brings to every single performance that he does here. it s that level of passion which really comes across. cheering and applause he steps down from his post in rome in september 2023, and the following summer, he leaves the royal opera house after a record 22 years. but it won t mean the end of tony s love affair with opera. he will be a guest conductor here at the royal opera house in covent garden, where there have been so many key
is losing its relevance for new audiences and whether he thinks it s making itself fit for the future. i think every major opera house wants to entice younger audiences. it must do everything and be open to the interests of many different people. let me take you to the opera! sir antonio pappano, or tony, as he prefers to be known, has the signature flair of his italian roots, combined with a detailed knowledge of music that has made him one of the most popular conductors of our age. tony has been in so much demand that over the last two decades he s simultaneously held two leading posts music director at the santa cecilia orchestra in rome and at london s royal opera house. he s such a unique personality as well as a wonderful musician and artist. there s that inimitable fire, that unquestioning commitment that he brings to every single performance that he does here. it s that level of passion which really comes across. cheering and applause he steps down from his post in
of his remarkable tenure as music director of the royal opera house in london, one of the top jobs in opera. as a celebrated conductor, he wins praise and plaudits for his style and brilliance. he wants to smell every little new idea that comes up, every glimpse. tony is the music. he unites everyone. he cares about securing the future of opera and helps to train the big names of tomorrow. maestro pappano has been a great| help into nurturing talent of people like me who are young artists. he s very encouraging. i go behind the scenes at the royal opera house to see tony in action and ask if opera is losing its relevance for new audiences and whether he thinks it s making itself fit for the future. i think every major opera house wants to entice younger audiences. it must do everything and be open to the interests of many different people. let me take you to the opera! sir antonio pappano, or tony, as he prefers to be known, has the signature flair of his italian roots, combi
Of a great maestro? they don t really understand the sort of the size of the reputation that tony is kind of carrying into that room. and for many of them, it s the first time they ve worked probably with a conductor. so they bring a real sort ofjoyful playfulness into the room. and what i think we love watching is how tony matches that, that he has such a sort of natural warmth with them and he s so dedicated to nurturing our next generation, that he really isjust a joy for them to work with. tony has come a long way since he himself was a child. he conducted the orchestra at westminster abbey for king charles coronation. i grew up in a councilflat right behind westminster abbey, and having recently conducted at the coronation, it s a four minute walk from that council flat to westminster abbey. so i haven t travelled very far in 63 years. a council flat, of course,