Sir Antonio Pappano, 'Die Meistersinger' conductor, Interview, Nov. 8, 2021

Interview, Nov. 8, 2021, with Sir Antonio Pappano, conductor of the Met revival of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Moderator: Fred Cohn. Presented by the Wagner Society of New York.
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[@wotan10950]

For me, it’s ironic that I revere almost all of the other Wagner operas, some more, some less. But I’ve never cottoned onto Meistersinger, despite seeing it onstage a few times. It’s the same feeling I get about Verdi and Falstaff, and Puccini and Turandot - I just don’t get the message. Maybe when I get older - oops, I’m already older!

[@tommot7755]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!

[@mikewang2755]

Few conductors can better explain the deepest insights of an opera like Pappano does. The other one I can think of is Mark Elder as I went to SF Opera to see his Meistersinger in 2015.

[@ValzainLumivix]

Nice