24 Jan 2014

René Pape and The Dresden Semperoper ring in the 2014 Richard Strauss Year with Elektra and standing ovations

With Christian Thielemann at the helm, and together with the Dresdner Staatskkapelle and a luxury ensemble of singers, René Pape and his hometown have set the standard for this year’s celebrations honoring the 150th anniversary...

23 Aug 2013

Rene Pape’s Wotan wins the “Black Diamond Bass” his third ECHO KLASSIK Award.

The winners of Germany’s 2013 ECHO KLASSIK Awards have been announced and René Pape is once again among them. Recognized as the German equivalent of the Grammy Award, Pape will receive his third ECHO KLASSIK,...

26 Jul 2011

René Pape Wins 2011 ECHO Klassik for “Opera Recording of the Year” 

René Pape’s release on Deutsche Grammophon of Wagner arias with Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Staatskapelle has won a 2011 ECHO Klassik for “Opera Recording of the Year.” This is Pape’s second ECHO Klassik award,...

14 Apr 2011

RENÉ PAPE: Wagner Arias

New Solo CD! René Pape Staatskapelle Berlin Daniel Barenboim Album Website Pre-Order on Amazon.com [embed]https://youtu.be/7vxDTRXGcZk[/embed] Approaching Wagner René Pape in conversation with Jürgen KestingAt the beginning of 2010/11 Met season, under Valery Gergiev and with...