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René Pape‌

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René Pape

Dresden, Germany

René Pape

Dresden, Germany

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1964-09-04

Popularity

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Biography

"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 more than 160 performances, including four major debuts: Méphistophélès in Faust, Gurnemanz in Parsifal, Escamillo in Carmen, and the Old Hebrew in Samson et Dalila. But it was at the famous Unter den Linden – home of the Berlin State Opera – where Pape honed most of the great roles of his career. Music Director Daniel Barenboim was an early supporter, and the Berlin State Opera has played host to Pape’s performances as King Marke in Tristan und Isolde; King Heinrich in Lohengrin; Sarastro in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte; Pogner in DieMeistersinger; Rocco in Beethoven’s Fidelio; Fasolt in Das Rheingold; Hunding in Die Walküre; and the title role in Don Giovanni. The opera house was also the venue for Pape’s appearances as Ramfis in Verdi’s Aida; Figaro in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro; Leporello in Don Giovanni; and Orest in Strauss’s Elektra. Pape’s first CD of solo arias, Gods, Kings & Demons, was released in 2008 on Deutsche Grammophon with his hometown orchestra, the Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Sebastian Weigle. The disc won a coveted “ECHO” award, the German equivalent of a Grammy. Pape performs regularly in major opera houses, concert halls, and symphony orchestras around the world, as well as opera festivals such as Bayreuth, Glyndebourne, Lucerne, Orange, Saint-Petersburg, Salzburg, Verbier and White Nights. He currently resides in Austria and Berlin.

Movie Credits

Faust (Covent Garden)

Faust (Covent Garden)‌
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calendar 2011

Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov

Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov‌
star9.0
calendar 2021

The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow

The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow‌
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calendar 2021

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute‌
star6.3
calendar 2006

Samson et Dalila

Samson et Dalila‌
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calendar 1998

Strauss R: Elektra

Strauss R: Elektra‌
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calendar 2010

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert‌
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calendar 2011

Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti

Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti‌
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calendar 2012

Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio

Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio‌
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calendar 2003

The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte

The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte‌
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calendar 2017

The Metropolitan Opera: Macbeth

The Metropolitan Opera: Macbeth‌
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calendar 2014

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute‌
star6.5
calendar 2006

Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust

Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust‌
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calendar 2017

Giacomo Puccini: Turandot

Giacomo Puccini: Turandot‌
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calendar 2022

Macbeth

Macbeth‌
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calendar 2014

Solti Centenary Concert

Solti Centenary Concert‌
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calendar 2013

Fidelio

Fidelio‌
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calendar 2000

Parsifal

Parsifal‌
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calendar 2013

Hunter's Bride

Hunter's Bride‌
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calendar 2010

Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg‌
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calendar 2001

Verdi: Requiem

Verdi: Requiem‌
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calendar 2013

The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde

The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde‌
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calendar 2016

The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov

The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov‌
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calendar 2010

Gounod: Faust

Gounod: Faust‌
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calendar 2011

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute‌
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calendar 2006

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde‌
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calendar 2008

Wagner : Parsifal

Wagner : Parsifal‌
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calendar 2013

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde‌
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calendar 2018

Le nozze di Figaro

Le nozze di Figaro‌
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calendar 1999

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Salzburg Festival)

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Salzburg Festival)‌
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calendar 2019

Mozart Requiem

Mozart Requiem‌
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calendar 1991

Mefistofele

Mefistofele‌
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calendar 2016

Wagner: Das Rheingold

Wagner: Das Rheingold‌
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calendar 2013

The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute‌
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calendar 2017

Tannhäuser

Tannhäuser‌
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calendar 2014

Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala

Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala‌
star9.0
calendar 2020

Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde‌
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calendar 1999

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra‌
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calendar 2013

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado‌
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calendar 2013

Verdi: Macbeth

Verdi: Macbeth‌
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calendar 2015

Die Zauberflöte aus der Semperoper Dresden

Die Zauberflöte aus der Semperoper Dresden‌
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calendar 2021

Parsifal

Parsifal‌
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calendar 2016

Tv Credits

MDR um 4

MDR um 4‌
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calendar 2014

Lebensläufe

Lebensläufe‌
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calendar 1998

Riverboat

Riverboat‌
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calendar 1992