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Antonio Pappano to replace Simon Rattle at London Symphony Orchestra

Royal Opera House’s music director will make move – a ‘dream come true’ – in September 2024

Sir Antonio Pappano is to step down as music director of the Royal Opera House to succeed Sir Simon Rattle as chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO).

Pappano has been at Covent Garden since 2002, the opera house’s longest-serving music director.

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