Presse

"Is there a singer on the Metropolitan Opera’s roster more deserving of a solo recital...

Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times

Those who wanted more of Mr. Pape (and who wouldn't?) got plenty at his solo...

Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal

Flanking Seiffert and matching his intensity and commitment were the burnished and crepuscular voices of...

A.J. Goldmann, Opera News

The German bass, who will be 50 next year, has been at the top of...

Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times

Renommierte Opernbühnen, Dutzende Klassik-Alben und gleich mehrere Grammys und Echos: Der Dresdner René Pape wird...

Focus

René Pape might just be the quintessential New Yorker—even though he's German."

Pia Catton, The Wall Street Journal

...With these two, there are no egos and no airs. They are also the biggest...

GB Opera Magazine

When I was child in Dresden," says René Pape, "I used to play in the...

Barrymore Laurence Scherer, The Wall Street Journal

He’s finally the one in the full-color newspaper ads, and if all goes well, Boris...

Zachary Woolfe, The New York Observer

German bass René Pape was born to play a god or a king. Well over...

Amanda Holloway, Opera News

Rene Pape ist der bass, den jedes Opernhaus haben will. Diese Woche singt er an...

Christiane Soyke, Die Bünte

Pape is a good god, a good king and a still better singer . ....

John Steane, Gramophone (London)