Personal Info
Known Credits
45
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1964-09-04 (61 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Dresden, Germany
Also Known For
The Black Diamond Bass
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 Parsi ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio
| Rocco
2022 --
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
| Timur
2021 --
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
| Boris Godunov
2021 --
Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
| Boris
2021 --
Die Zauberflöte aus der Semperoper Dresden
| Sarastro
2020 --
Lohengrin
| Heinrich der Vogler
2020 --
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
| Self
2019 --
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Salzburg Festival)
| Jacopo Fiesco
2018 --
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
| König Marke
2017 --
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
| Sarastro
2017 --
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
| Sarastro
2017 --
Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust
| Mephistopheles
2016 --
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
| King Marke
2016 --
Parsifal
| Gurnemanz
2016 --
Don Carlo
| Filippo II
2016 --
Mefistofele
| Mefistofele
2015 --
Verdi: Macbeth
| Banco
2014 --
Macbeth
| Banquo
2014 --
The Metropolitan Opera: Macbeth
| Banquo
2014 --
Tannhäuser
| Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen
2013 --
Wagner : Parsifal
| Gurnemanz
2013 --
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
| Self - Bass
2013 --
Wagner: Das Rheingold
| Wotan
2013 --
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
|
2013 --
Verdi: Requiem
|
2013 --
Solti Centenary Concert
| bass
2013 --
Parsifal
| Gurnemanz
2012 --
Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti
| Heinrich der Vogler
2011 --
Gounod: Faust
| Mephistophélès
2011 --
Faust (The Royal Opera House)
| Méphistophélès
2011 --
Salzburg Festival Opening Concert
| Self
2010 --
Hunter's Bride
| Eremit
2010 --
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
| Boris Godunov
2010 --
Strauss R: Elektra
| Orest
2008 --
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
| König Marke (bass)
2006 --
The Magic Flute
| Sarastro
2006 --
The Magic Flute
| Sarastro
2006 --
The Magic Flute
| Sarastro
2003 --
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
| Rocco
2001 --
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
|
2000 --
Beethoven: Fidelio
| Rocco
1999 --
Tristan und Isolde
| King Marke
1999 --
Le nozze di Figaro
| Figaro
1998 --
Samson et Dalila
| Un vieillard hébreu
1991 --
Mozart Requiem
| Self