René Pape
Actor/Actriz
48
Películas
3
Series
"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.
Como Actor/Actriz
Great Performances
Rocco
Riverboat
Self
MDR um 4
Self
The Magic Flute
Sarastro
The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth
Banquo
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
Boris Godunov
Gounod: Faust
Mephistophélès
Strauss R: Elektra
Orest
Parsifal
Gurnemanz
Mefistofele
Mefistofele
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
Rocco
Tannhäuser
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen
The Magic Flute
Sarastro
Hunter's Bride
Eremit
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
Sarastro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
Messiah
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Jacopo Fiesco
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
King Marke
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Self - Bass
Salzburg Festival Opening Concert
Self
Die Zauberflöte
Sarastro
Lohengrin
Heinrich der Vogler
Samson et Dalila
Un vieillard hébreu
Wagner : Parsifal
Gurnemanz
Don Carlo
Filippo II
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
Sarastro
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
König Marke
Le nozze di Figaro
Figaro
Tristan und Isolde
King Marke