René Pape
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 Fid...
Known For
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The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
2016
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
2017
The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio
2025
The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth
2014
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
2010
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
2020
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
2022
Parsifal
2013
Gounod: Faust
2011
Beethoven: Fidelio
2000
The Magic Flute
2006
The Magic Flute
2006
Faust (The Royal Opera House)
2011
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
2018
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
2001
Wagner: Das Rheingold
2013
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
2017
Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti
2012
Tristan und Isolde
1999
The Mariinsky II Opening Gala
2015
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
2008
Messiah
2013
The Magic Flute
2006
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Salzburg Festival)
2019
Mefistofele
2016
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
2003
Hunter's Bride
2010
Salzburg Festival Opening Concert
2011
Wagner : Parsifal
2013
Tannhäuser
2014
Mozart Requiem
1991
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
2013
Samson et Dalila
1998
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow
2021
Lohengrin
2020
Le nozze di Figaro
1999
Strauss R: Elektra
2010
Daphne - Berlin Staatsoper
2023
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
2013