The Lebrecht Interview - The Lebrecht Interview - Antonio Pappano

Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, talks to Norman Lebrecht and speaks frankly about his life and work. Born into a musical family of Italian emigres living in Epping, North London, Pappano's career has embraced many of the major art houses including the Theatre de la Monnaie in Paris, Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona, Chicago Lyric Opera and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome. Pappano talks openly about his Italian family upbringing in England and America - which involved making music but also at an early age cleaning offices to make money for the family - about the death of his father and the recreation of a family within the walls of the Royal Opera House.