Cast
René Pape
Acting
Cast
René Pape
Known for
Acting
Born
1964-09-04
From
Dresden, Germany
Also known as The Black Diamond Bass
Biography
"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.
MOVIE2016
Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
MOVIE2017
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
as Sarastro
â
6.5
MOVIE2006
The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
MOVIE1991
Mozart Requiem
as Self
â
6.4
MOVIE2006
The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
MOVIE1992
Die Schöpfung
as Self - Bass
â
6.5
MOVIE2010
Hunter's Bride
as Eremit
MOVIE2017
Festive Concert on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Grafenegg Festival
as Self - Bass
MOVIE2017
Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust
as Mephistopheles / Evil Spirit / Pater Profondus
â
10.0
MOVIE2010
Strauss R: Elektra
as Orest
â
9.0
MOVIE2013
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
MOVIE2021
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow
as Boris Godunov
MOVIE2019
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Jacopo Fiesco
MOVIE2025
Sven Helbig: Requiem A
as Himself (bass)
MOVIETBA
Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim
as Bass
MOVIETBA
My Home Is a Dark and Cloud-Hung Land
MOVIE2023
Daphne - Berlin Staatsoper
as Peneios
MOVIE2006
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
as Self - Bass
MOVIE2011
Salzburg Festival Opening Concert
as Self
MOVIE2013
Solti Centenary Concert
as bass
â
9.0
MOVIE2013
Messiah
â
10.0
MOVIE2001
Die Meistersinger Von NĂŒrnberg
MOVIE2011
Gounod: Faust
as MephistophélÚs
MOVIE2013
Wagner: Das Rheingold
as Wotan
MOVIE1998
Samson et Dalila
as Un vieillard hébreu
â
8.8
MOVIE2006
The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
MOVIE2014
The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth
as Banquo
â
9.0
MOVIE2020
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
as Self
MOVIE2018
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
as König Marke
MOVIE2015
The Mariinsky II Opening Gala
as Self
MOVIE2010
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
as Boris Godunov
â
9.5
MOVIE1999
Tristan und Isolde
as King Marke
MOVIE2019
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: T.H.A.M.O.S
as König Pape
MOVIE2014
TannhÀuser
as Hermann, Landgraf von ThĂŒringen
MOVIE2020
Lohengrin
as Heinrich der Vogler
â
8.0
MOVIE2013
Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
â
8.0
MOVIE1999
Le nozze di Figaro
as Figaro
MOVIE2016
Don Carlo
as Filippo II
â
7.2
MOVIE2025
The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio
as Rocco
â
10.0
MOVIE2011
Faust (The Royal Opera House)
as MéphistophélÚs
â
8.5
MOVIE2003
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
as Rocco
MOVIE2022
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
as Timur
â
8.0
MOVIE2012
Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti
as Heinrich der Vogler
MOVIE2017
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
as Sarastro
â
10.0
MOVIE2000
Beethoven: Fidelio
as Rocco
â
9.5
MOVIE2016
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
as King Marke
MOVIE2008
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
as König Marke (bass)
MOVIE2016
Mefistofele
as Mefistofele
MOVIE2013
Wagner : Parsifal
as Gurnemanz
MOVIE2013
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
as Self - Bass
MOVIE2021
Die Zauberflöte aus der Semperoper Dresden
as Sarastro