Acclaim

After 10 years, Pape’s interpretation seems to be getting better and his instrument continues to...

Operawire

"René Pape, perhaps currently the leading bass in Wagner operas, had not sung at Teatro...

José M. Irurzun, Seen and Heard International

Au milieu de ces deux femmes, il y a Philippe II. René Pape connaît et...

Paul Fourier, Toute la culture

As Boccanegra’s nemesis Jacopo Fiesco, René Pape, in sumptuous voice, superbly projects both the patrician’s...

George Loomis, Financial Times

Eines ist René Pape. Er singt den Sarastro überzeugend. Da ist natürlich die Kraft seiner...

Schlatz, Opern & Konzertkritik Berlin

The here not yet well-known bass René Pape emerged as a singer of stature. Forceful...

Ury Eppstein Toggle, The Jerusalem Post

Die Hauptrollen waren alle gut besetzt. Orest wurde von René Pape gesungen. Sein klarer und...

Sarah Schnoor, Bachtrack

Bass René Pape in the part of Rocco was also excellent. He has a powerful,...

José M. Irurzun, Seen and heard International

Pape has the gift of reeling you in with his focus and stillness, and gestures...

Peter Reed, Classical Source

Pape als Orest ist der sich zur Rache an seinem geschändeten Vater kompromisslos verpflichtet fühlende...

Manfred A. Schmid, Online Merker

René Pape seems to sing every major Wagner bass role in all the best opera...

Nick Hammond, Paris Update

As an uncharacteristically unsympathetic King Marke, depicted as a mysterious gangster-like figure under brimmed hat...

Paul Selar, Limelight Magazine