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"RenĂ© Papeâs 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 Yorkâs Metropolitan Opera his operatic âhome away from home.â 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: MĂ©phistophĂ©lĂšs 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 â home of the Berlin State Opera â where Pape honed most of the great roles of his career.
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"RenĂ© Papeâs 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 Yorkâs Metropolitan Opera his operatic âhome away from home.â 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: MĂ©phistophĂ©lĂšs 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 â home of the Berlin State Opera â 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 Papeâs performances as King Marke in Tristan und Isolde; King Heinrich in Lohengrin; Sarastro in Mozartâs Die Zauberflöte; Pogner in DieMeistersinger; Rocco in Beethovenâs Fidelio; Fasolt in Das Rheingold; Hunding in Die WalkĂŒre; and the title role in Don Giovanni. The opera house was also the venue for Papeâs appearances as Ramfis in Verdiâs Aida; Figaro in Mozartâs Le nozze di Figaro; Leporello in Don Giovanni; and Orest in Straussâs Elektra. Papeâs 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 âECHOâ 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.
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René Pape's Filmography
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No Poster
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
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
as Self
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Jacopo Fiesco
No Poster
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: T.H.A.M.O.S
as König Pape
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
as König Marke
Parsifal - Bayerische Staatsoper
as Gurnemanz
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
as Sarastro
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust
as Mephistopheles / Evil Spirit / Pater Profondus
Festive Concert on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Grafenegg Festival
as Self - Bass
Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera
as König Marke
Don Carlo
as Filippo II
Mefistofele
as Mefistofele
Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
The Mariinsky II Opening Gala
as Self
The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth
as Banquo
TannhÀuser
as Hermann, Landgraf von ThĂŒringen
Wagner : Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
as Self - Bass
Wagner: Das Rheingold
as Wotan
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
Messiah
Solti Centenary Concert
as bass
Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti
as Heinrich der Vogler
Gounod: Faust
as MephistophélÚs
Faust (The Royal Opera House)
as MéphistophélÚs
Salzburg Festival Opening Concert
as Self
Hunter's Bride
as Eremit
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
as Boris Godunov
Strauss R: Elektra
as Orest
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
as König Marke (bass)
The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
as Self - Bass
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
as Rocco
Die Meistersinger Von NĂŒrnberg
Beethoven: Fidelio
as Rocco
Tristan und Isolde
as King Marke
Le nozze di Figaro
as Figaro
Samson et Dalila
as Un vieillard hébreu
Die Schöpfung
as Self - Bass
Mozart Requiem
as Self
No Poster
My Home Is a Dark and Cloud-Hung Land
Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim
as Bass