Antonio Pappano

Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. In 1992, Pappano became music director of La Monnaie, the Belgian Royal Opera House, a post he held until 2002. In that year, he was named the music director of the Royal Opera House (ROH), Covent Garden.

At Covent Garden, Pappano and Kasper Holten, the ROH Director of Opera, shared responsibility for production. His current ROH contract runs through to 2017, and was extended until 2023. Pappano was the youngest conductor to lead the orchestra of the ROH, accompanying both the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet.

In 2015 he received a Gold Medal from the Royal Philharmonic Society

Antonio Pappano is known for work in sound across film and television. New Release currently presents 32 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Wagner: Siegfried - Royal Ballet House (2026), Wagner: Die Walküre - Royal Opera House (2025), Wagner: Das Rheingold - Royal Opera House (2023), Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Rachmaninov-Sibelius (2018), Manon Lescaut (2014), Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Puccini-Strauss-Rachmaninoff (2013), Il Trittico - Royal Opera House (2011), BBC Proms (1947). The recorded credits span 1947 to 2026, including 30 movies and 2 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.