The Royal Opera House confirms that Sir Antonio Pappano will continue as Music Director of The Royal Opera until the end of the 2023/24 ROH Season. Tony will join the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) as Chief Conductor Designate in their 23/24 Season, assuming full responsibility as Chief Conductor in September 2024.

                              Antonio Pappano at ROH Insights/Sim Canetty-Clarke 2012

Over the next three Seasons at the Royal Opera House Tony will conduct an exciting roster of operas, starting in 2021/22 with new productions of Rigoletto and Samson et Dalila, and revivals of beloved classics The Marriage of Figaro, Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci.

Beyond the 2021/22 Season, Tony will continue his close relationship with Covent Garden as he conducts new cycle of Richard Wagner’s iconic Der Ring des Nibelungen, which will unite him with acclaimed stage director Barrie Kosky. The new Ring cycle will begin with Das Rheingold in September 2023.