René Pape
"René Pape’s bass showed considerable velvet sheen and elegant dynamic play; purely as singing and star presence, he impressed." Born in Dresden, Black Diamond Bass Rene Pape has been a member of the Berlin State Opera since 1988, but considers New York’s Metropolitan Opera his operatic “home away from home.” Since his house debut in 1995, he has appeared every season at the Met, in 18 roles and...
"René Pape’s bass showed considerable velvet sheen and elegant dynamic play; purely as singing and star presence, he impressed." Born in Dresden, Black Diamond Bass Rene Pape has been a member of the Berlin State Opera since 1988, but considers New York’s Metropolitan Opera his operatic “home away from home.” Since his house debut in 1995, he has appeared every season at the Met, in 18 roles and...
Known For
Cast Credits
Sven Helbig: Requiem A
as Himself (bass)
The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio
as Rocco
Daphne - Berlin Staatsoper
as Peneios
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
as Timur
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow
as Boris Godunov
Die Zauberflöte aus der Semperoper Dresden
as Sarastro
Lohengrin
as Heinrich der Vogler
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Jacopo Fiesco
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: T.H.A.M.O.S
as König Pape
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
as König Marke
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
as Sarastro
Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust
as Mephistopheles / Evil Spirit / Pater Profondus
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
as King Marke
Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
Don Carlo
as Filippo II
Mefistofele
as Mefistofele
Tannhäuser
as Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen
Wagner : Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
Wagner: Das Rheingold
as Wotan
Solti Centenary Concert
as bass
Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti
as Heinrich der Vogler
Gounod: Faust
as Mephistophélès
Faust (The Royal Opera House)
as Méphistophélès
Hunter's Bride
as Eremit