- René Pape
René Pape (born
4 September 1964 inDresden ,Germany ) is anopera singer, a bass. His mother is a hairdresser and his father a chef. They were divorced, when he was two years old. He sometimes lived with his grandmother, who opened the way for his interest in music. His maternal grandfather was an operetta tenor.Pape received his musical education with the Dresden Kreuzchor and the Dresden Conservatory. He debuted with the
Staatsoper Unter den Linden in1988 , and achieved international recognition in1995 , whenSir Georg Solti cast him as Sarastro in a production of "Die Zauberflöte ".The year 1995 also saw his debut with the
Metropolitan Opera , where he has performed every year since. His repertoire includes virtually all the great German bass roles, as well as Ramfis in "Aida ", Filippo II in "Don Carlo ", Méphistophélès in "Faust", and the title role of "Boris Godunov".Pape performs regularly in opera houses, opera festivals such as Bayreuth and Glyndebourne, concert halls, as well as with major symphony orchestras around the world.
Pape made his film debut as Sarastro in
Kenneth Branagh 's "The Magic Flute", which premiered simultaneously at the 2006Toronto International Film Festival and the 2006Venice Film Festival .Discography
Beethoven : Symphony no.9, Oct. 2007,Cleveland Orchestra conducted byFranz Welser-Möst , Deutsche GrammophonMozart :The Magic Flute , May. 2007, Mahler Chamber Orchestra conducted byClaudio Abbado , Deutsche GrammophoneExternal links
* [http://www.renepape.com/ Official website]
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