René Pape
Acting
Born September 4, 1964 · Dresden, Germany
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…
Known For · 40 titles
MDR um 4
Great Performances
Riverboat
Lebensläufe
Semperopernball
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
Die Schöpfung
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
The Magic Flute
Parsifal
Mozart Requiem
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Strauss R: Elektra
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust
Hunter's Bride
The Magic Flute
Festive Concert on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Grafenegg Festival
Daphne - Berlin Staatsoper
Faust (The Royal Opera House)
Solti Centenary Concert
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
My Home Is a Dark and Cloud-Hung Land
The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth
Sven Helbig: Requiem A
The Magic Flute
Messiah
Gounod: Faust
Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim
Samson et Dalila
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: T.H.A.M.O.S
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Tannhäuser
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
The Mariinsky II Opening Gala
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
Tristan und Isolde