The Royal Opera House’s Music Director Antonio Pappano tells Fiona Maddocks about the ‘grave threat’ facing the organisation, and why he’s not got no intention of stepping down fully until 2023.
Padding around in socks, jeans and T-shirt, Antonio Pappano is enjoying a rare morning at home in north London. More familiar on the podium, in his maestro uniform of black trousers and mandarin shirt, the music director of the Royal Opera House is in off-duty, tousled mode.
“I said I’m not going in to the Opera House on my day off,” he says cheerfully, flopping into a big armchai... Keep reading on The Guardian
Padding around in socks, jeans and T-shirt, Antonio Pappano is enjoying a rare morning at home in north London. More familiar on the podium, in his maestro uniform of black trousers and mandarin shirt, the music director of the Royal Opera House is in off-duty, tousled mode.
“I said I’m not going in to the Opera House on my day off,” he says cheerfully, flopping into a big armchai... Keep reading on The Guardian