Antonio Pappano

The week in classical: Aida; Candide; Manchester Collective: Weather – review

Verdi’s music reigns supreme in the Royal Opera’s austere new staging of Aida; a community Bernstein production raises the roof; and a cult 90s work has never felt more timely

Fiona Maddocks

01, Oct, 2022 @11:30 AM

The week in classical: Samson et Dalila; Lise Davidsen & Freddie De Tommaso with James Baillieu

Strength comes in many forms in the Royal Opera’s revelatory new Samson et Dalila; and two star singers in the ascendant hit all the high notes

Fiona Maddocks

04, Jun, 2022 @11:30 AM

LPO/Pappano review – wonderful warmth and magical moments

A group of just 22 socially distanced string players found a wealth of detail in a programme that included Britten and Schoenberg

Andrew Clements

30, Aug, 2020 @5:16 PM

Verdi: Otello review | Erica Jeal's classical album of the week

Jonas Kaufmann’s interpretation of Otello moves between intensity and doubt while Pappano builds tremendous orchestral urgency and pace

Erica Jeal

11, Jun, 2020 @2:00 PM

LSO/Pappano review - intense and unsparing emotional directness

A programme of Britten and Vaughan Williams was played with a gathering ferocity, though a glimmer of hope shone through

Tim Ashley

16, Mar, 2020 @5:48 PM

Home listening: a world premiere recording for… Puccini

Mark Elder conducts a star cast in the original one-act version of Le Willis. Plus, a thrilling new account of Bluebeard’s Castle

Fiona Maddocks

13, Oct, 2019 @4:30 AM

The week in classical: Tosca; Orchestra of Santa Cecilia/Pappano; Igor Levit – review

Bryn Terfel’s terrifying Scarpia is the main draw in the Royal Opera’s latest Tosca. Elsewhere, Igor Levit is in total command

Fiona Maddocks

02, Jun, 2019 @7:00 AM

Home listening: Bostridge and Pappano, Anne Lovett and Our Classical Century

Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano join forces on a moving set to mark Armistice, the BBC celebrates 100 years of British music, and Anne Lovett channels the here and now

Stephen Pritchard

11, Nov, 2018 @8:00 AM

Götterdämmerung review – Warner joins the dots as voices and orchestra weave a formidable spell

The final part of Keith Warner’s Ring cycle saw the elements coalesce to create a compelling climax, with Antonio Pappano’s orchestra on glorious form

Flora Willson

02, Oct, 2018 @4:35 PM

Home listening: Pappano’s Bernstein centenary tribute

Antonio Pappano and his Rome forces, joined by Beatrice Rana and Marie-Nicole Lémieux, show another side to Bernstein

Fiona Maddocks

05, Aug, 2018 @6:00 AM

LSO/Pappano review – refinement, energy and drama

An all-Liszt programme showed the best of the LSO, magnificent under Pappano, while soloist Alice Sara Ott played with thrilling accuracy and involvement

Tim Ashley

27, Nov, 2017 @8:34 PM