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
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
Where he would rent the studios and teach until quite late at night. i was with him, so i didn t have that kind of after school sort of life with my friends and all that. when tony was in his early teens, the family moved to connecticut in the united states, where his father became a music teacher, with tony as his accompanist. opera plays tony sings note i wish i was a tenor just to do this. i wasn t crazy about it at the time, you know, because when i was a teenager, especially, you know, the sound of, tony. tony. you know, he s ready. the student is ready. you know, i mean.and hearing vocal exercises. he sings scales you know, that kind of. ..that kind of haunting me to this day. i learned with my father how to talk to singers, which is a great advantage for me today. i mean, you ve seen me rehearse
That kind of after school sort of life with my friends and all that. when tony was in his early teens, the family moved to connecticut in the united states, where his father became a music teacher, with tony as his accompanist. opera plays tony sings note i wish i was a tenorjust to do this. i wasn t crazy about it at the time, you know, because when i was a teenager, especially, you know, the sound of, tony. tony. you know, he s ready. the student is ready. you know, i mean.and hearing vocal exercises. he sings scales you know, that kind of. ..that kind of haunting me to this day. i learned with my father how to talk to singers, which is a great advantage for me today. i mean, you ve seen me rehearse and i talk to the singers not only about singing in time and in tune, but i tell them about the acting, too, and how to time that