Anton Coppola birth of his nephew Nicolas Cage's grandson Lucian Augustus Coppola Cage and he turned 100 in March 2017. Among his works are a violin concerto, a symphony, and "Sacco and Vanzetti", an opera in both Italian and English about immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti. In the 1950s and 1960s, Coppola was the musical director of six Broadway musicals, including "Silk Stockings", "Bravo Giovanni" and "The Boy Friend". He conducted two film scores, 1990's "The Godfather Part III" and 1992's "Dracula". He appeared in the former, shown conducting "Cavalleria rusticana" in the Teatro Massimo of Palermo. He debuted with the New York
Anton Coppola honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Puccini Foundation and recognized by the Italian government as "Cavaliere, Gran Ufficiale". Coppola collaborated with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, also known as Orchestra Verdi, and operatic soprano Angela Gheorghiu on a recording of Puccini works for EMI. This recording was later re-released with additional tracks recorded by Pappano and the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden. In 2008, Opera Tampa announced that an award was to be established in his name. The Anton Coppola Excellence in the Arts Award is presented annually to recognize an artist for significant contributions