René Pape

Actor

Born: September 4, 1964 (age 61)
From: Dresden, Germany

"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…

Filmography (51)

Sven Helbig: Requiem A
Sven Helbig: Requiem A (2025)
Himself (bass)
The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio (2025)
Rocco
Daphne - Berlin Staatsoper (2023)
Peneios
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (2022)
Timur
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow (2021)
Boris Godunov
Die Zauberflöte aus der Semperoper Dresden (2021)
Sarastro
Lohengrin (2020)
Heinrich der Vogler
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala (2020)
Self
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (2019)
Jacopo Fiesco
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: T.H.A.M.O.S
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: T.H.A.M.O.S (2019)
König Pape
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2018)
König Marke
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte (2017)
Sarastro
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute (2017)
Sarastro
Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust (2017)
Mephistopheles / Evil Spirit / Pater Profondus
Festive Concert on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Grafenegg Festival (2017)
Self - Bass
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde (2016)
King Marke
Parsifal (2016)
Gurnemanz
Don Carlo (2016)
Filippo II
Mefistofele (2016)
Mefistofele
The Mariinsky II Opening Gala (2015)
Self
The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth (2014)
Banquo
Tannhäuser (2014)
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen
Wagner : Parsifal (2013)
Gurnemanz
Wagner: Das Rheingold (2013)
Wotan
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra (2013)
Self - Bass
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado (2013)
Messiah (2013)
Solti Centenary Concert (2013)
bass
Parsifal (2013)
Gurnemanz
Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti (2012)
Heinrich der Vogler