The Royal Opera House's music director, Sir Antonio Pappano who described Beyoncé as 'amazing,' claims that children don't' know about The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who which is connected to having no sense of music history.
One of the world's famous conductors Sir Antonio Pappano, who was born to Italian immigrants and grew up Essex, UK, prior moving to USA, claims that being exposed to all culture is good.
Pappano, who was honored to knighthood just last year, expressed, "Having any kind of exposure to the arts is a good thing. I keep saying this. Kids now don't know about the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who and Chuck Berry: they don't know about the history of rock'n'roll. You need to be exposed to history; your brain will expand at the same time."
Pappano expressed for the Sunday Times that Britain has become a country of philistines labeling opera as the reserve of the 'toff.'
Pappano compared the experience he had in Rome, Italy, where he was congratulated by the Prime Minister who took him for dinner, after he conducted at Orchestra dell-Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, while in Britain, ministers prefer not to be seen in opera because it might imply as privileged background, he claims.
Pappano, "It just hit me that this is the difference between Britain and Europe and America. These ministers go to West End plays - and that's OK. But when they are seen in this building, it's not OK. It's childish. This is a building that represents excellence; it should be a crown jewel in British culture and it should be OK for important and busy people to come and experience something that might emotionally and intellectually enrich them."
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