Antonio Pappano presents 'Operatic Pappano', a magnificent 3-hour and 16-minute album that showcases the conductor's mastery of the operatic repertoire. Released on 15 June 2024 by Warner Classics, this extensive collection features a wide range of iconic pieces from renowned composers such as Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Wagner, and Massenet.
The album takes the listener on a journey through some of the most beloved operas, including Verdi's 'Aida' and 'Il Trovatore', Puccini's 'Turandot', 'La Bohème', and 'Madama Butterfly', as well as Rossini's 'Guillaume Tell' and 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'. Antonio Pappano's expert interpretation brings these timeless works to life, highlighting the dramatic intensity and emotional depth that define the world of opera.
From the triumphant marches of Verdi to the poignant arias of Puccini, and from the comedic genius of Rossini to the dramatic grandeur of Wagner, 'Operatic Pappano' is a testament to the conductor's versatility and passion for the genre. The album also features pieces from less familiar operas, such as Massenet's 'Werther' and 'Manon', offering a fascinating glimpse into the diverse and rich landscape of opera.
With its impressive scope and Antonio Pappano's authoritative voice, 'Operatic Pappano' is an essential addition to any classical music collection. This album is a must-listen for opera enthusiasts and classical music aficionados alike, offering a unique opportunity to experience the magic of opera in all its glory.
Verdi: Aida, Act 2: Triumphal MarchGiuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi: Aida, Act 2: BalletGiuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi: Aida, Act 2: "Chi mai fra gl'inni e i plausi" (Coro, Amneris)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi: Aida, Act 2: Dance of the Moorish SlavesGiuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi: Aida, Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside" (Re, Coro, Ramfis, Aida, Radamès, Amneris, Amonasro)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi: Aida, Act 1: "Celeste Aida" (Radamès)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Puccini: Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta!" (Liù)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Ermonela Jaho, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Coro)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rossini: Guillaume Tell: OvertureGioachino Rossini, Antonio Pappano, Gabriele Gemignani, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Act 1: "Quel jour serein le ciel présage !" (Chœur)Gioachino Rossini, Antonio Pappano, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act 1: Vorspiel. Langsam und schmachtend - BelebendRichard Wagner, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Covent Garden
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act 3: Liebestod. "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isolde)Richard Wagner, Antonio Pappano, Nina Stemme, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Covent Garden
Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "Che gelida manina!" (Rodolfo)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "Ehi! Rodolfo!" - "O soave fanciulla" (Schaunard, Colline, Marcello, Rodolfo, Mimì)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Leontina Vaduva, Roberto Alagna, Samuel Ramey, Simon Keenlyside, Thomas Hampson, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 1: "E soffitto… e pareti" (Pinkerton, Goro)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Gregory Bonfatti, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 1: "Sorride Vostro Onore?" (Suzuki, Pinkerton, Goro, Sharpless)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Enkelejda Shkosa, Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Gregory Bonfatti, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 1: "Dovunque al mondo" (Pinkerton, Sharpless)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2, Scene 2: Coro a bocca chiusa (Coro)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia: OvertureGioachino Rossini, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 1: "All'erta! All'erta!" (Ferrando, Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 1: "Di due figli vivea padre beato" (Ferrando, Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 1: "Il Trovator! Io fremo!" - "Deserto sulla terra" (Il Conte, Manrico)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, London Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 2: Coro di zingari. "Vedi! Le fosche notturne" (Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 2: "Stride la vampa!" (Azucena)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Larissa Diadkova, London Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 2: "Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto" (Manrico, Azucena)Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Pappano, Larissa Diadkova, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Puccini: Il tabarro: IntroduzioneGiacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Puccini: Il tabarro: "Dimmi, perchè gli hai chiesto di sbarcarti a Rouen?" (Giorgetta, Luigi)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Maria Guleghina, Neil Shicoff, London Symphony Orchestra
Puccini: Suor Angelica: "Ave Maria" (Coro, Suor Angelica)Giacomo Puccini, Antonio Pappano, Cristina Gallardo-Domas, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: "Firenze è come un albero fiorito" (Rinuccio)Giacomo Puccini, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Wagner: Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Siegfrieds TrauermarschRichard Wagner, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 2: Waltz. "Vot tak syurpriz!" (Chorus)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 3: PolonaisePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Massenet: Werther, Act 1: PréludeJules Massenet, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Massenet: Werther, Act 1: "Assez ! M’écoutera-t-on cette fois ?" - "Noël ! Jésus vient de naître !" (Le Bailli, Les Enfants)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Jean-Philippe Courtis, Tiffin Children's Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
Massenet: Werther, Act 1: "Bravo pour les enfants !" (Johann, Schmidt, Les Enfants, Le Bailli, Sophie)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Jean-Marie Fremeau, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Jean-Philippe Courtis, Patricia Petibon, Tiffin Children's Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
Massenet: Werther, Act 2: Prélude - "Vivat Bacchus ! Semper vivat !" (Johann, Schmidt)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Jean-Marie Fremeau, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, London Symphony Orchestra
Massenet: Werther, Act 2: "Allez ! Chantez l'office et que l'orgue résonne !" (Schmidt, Johann)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Jean-Marie Fremeau, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, London Symphony Orchestra
Massenet: Werther, Act 1: "Je ne sais si je veille" (Werther)Jules Massenet, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Massenet: Werther, Act 3: "Traduire ! Ah ! Bien souvent mon rêve s'envole" - "Pourquoi me réveiller" (Werther)Jules Massenet, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Rossini: La scala di seta: OvertureGioachino Rossini, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rossini: Semiramide: OvertureGioachino Rossini, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Act 2: "Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren" (Octavian, Sophie)Richard Strauss, Natalie Dessay, Angelika Kirchschlager, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
Massenet: Manon, Act 1: PréludeJules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Massenet: Manon, Act 1: "Holà ! Hé ! Monsieur l'hôtelier" (Guillot, Brétigny, Poussette, Javotte, Rosette, L'Hôtelier)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Anna Maria Panzarella, Gilles Ragon, Nicolas Cavallier, Nicolas Rivenq, Sophie Koch, Susanne Schimmack, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Massenet: Manon, Act 1: "Hors-d'œuvres de choix" (L'Hôtelier, Poussette, Javotte, Rosette, Guillot, Brétigny)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Anna Maria Panzarella, Gilles Ragon, Nicolas Cavallier, Nicolas Rivenq, Sophie Koch, Susanne Schimmack, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Massenet: Manon, Act 1: "Eh mais, voilà, déjà la ribambelle des bons bourgeois !" (L'Hôtelier, Lescaut, Gardes, Chœur)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Chœurs de la Monnaie, Earle Patriarco, Ernest Frère, Marc Coulon, Nicolas Cavallier, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Massenet: Manon, Act 1: "Allez à l'auberge voisine" (Lescaut, Gardes, Chœur)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Chœurs de la Monnaie, Earle Patriarco, Ernest Frère, Marc Coulon, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Massenet: Manon, Act 1: "Oh ! Ma coiffure ! Ma toilette !" (Lescaut, Chœur)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Chœurs de la Monnaie, Earle Patriarco, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Massenet: Manon, Act 2: PréludeJules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Massenet: Manon, Act 2: "En fermant les yeux, je vois là-bas" (Des Grieux)Jules Massenet, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Orchestre Symphonique De La Monnaie
Sir Antonio Pappano is a renowned English-Italian conductor and pianist, celebrated for his dynamic presence in both symphonic and operatic realms. Currently, he serves as the music director of the Royal Opera House, a position he has held since 2002, and the chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Pappano's career is marked by his inspirational performances and deep passion for music, which he has honed since his early collaborations with prestigious orchestras. Born to working-class Italian parents in England, his journey includes a move to America as a teenager before returning to the UK, where he has since achieved remarkable success and been knighted for his contributions to the arts. His extensive experience and dedication make him one of today's most sought-after conductors.