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In puccinis turandot at the royal opera house. it was an amazing run. it was all like a dream come true. and what makes him such a good conductor from a young singers perspective? he knows the voice, so he knows how to work with the voice and also to incorporate your voice with the orchestra. it was amazing to work with maestro pappano as a conductor, you know, focusing on the music and also the text. hes conducted around 700 performances over two decades at the royal opera house in london as it...

Known as the matildas, who were hoping to secure victory in front of a home crowd in brisbane. now on bbc news, take me to the opera: a time of change. ive been an opera fan for decades, and i want to share my passion with you. so im on a mission to find out how opera is trying to attract new audiences and reinvent itself. this time i meet sir antonio pappano in the run—up to the end of his remarkable tenure as music director of the royal opera house in london, one of the top jobs in opera. as...

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 with the words and how to... you know, thats something that ive nurtured sort of unbeknownst to even myself over many, many years, because thats what i think a conductor of opera has to be. at 22, tony got a job at the new york city opera, but it came at a personal cost. to this day, incredible difficulty dealing with the fact that i had to leave my father to obviousl...

Werther, by the french composer massenet, is a tragic love story based on a novel by the german author goethe. jonas kaufmann is performing the title role alongside russian mezzo soprano aigul akhmetshina. sir tony pappanos reputation has been forged in the rehearsal room. so its absolutely fantastic for me to see the maestro at work. you know, you should always start with talking to him in a position. just talk to him, and then when he goes, "i love you," any more, then go to his chest and you ...

In the building as well. i if you have a vision for what you want to achieve in life, if you have that spark and if you have the energy and if you have the resilience to keep pushing when, you know, things will get tough, youll make it in any walk of life. applause whenever i come to the royal opera house to see tony in action, it never ceases to thrill me. his experience, his incredible talent, his insights make him truly unique. and although hes taking a bow on one chapter of his career, he wi...

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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 i like me who are young artists. hes 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 ...

So much of your repertoire is written by people from distant past. what is the difference when you�*re working with the living composer? the difference is you can ask a question! you can say — you can say, "what did you mean by this and can i please change it? but i would say the experience with wynton was very unique. like, it was a very personal interaction and a very sort of continuous back—and—forth from both of us in corners of the earth writing, you know, him sending me — he does...

Orchestra plays it was my first opera and i thought it was really incredible. _ its still a very relatable and interesting story, . regardless of the time period. im a huge fan of antonio pappano, and i think werther actually is one of his best in his career. hes made an outstanding contribution to opera over the decades.