René Pape Bass René Pape , one of the leading international Sir Georg Solti and Daniel Barenboim), Paris basses, received his musical education in his (Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim and native city of Dresden. He made his debut Semyon Bychkov), Cleveland Symphony while still a student in 1988 at the Berlin State Orchestra (under Franz Welser-Möst), Opera and has been a member of this Philadelphia (Philadelphia Orchestra under company ever since. There, René Pape has Wolfgang Sawallisch), Berlin Philharmonic, performed the main roles of his repertoire, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian such as Rocco , König Marke , König Hein- State Opera (under Zubin Mehta) and Munich rich , Pogner , Fasolt , Hunding , Sarastro , Philharmonic, Boston Symphony under James Figaro , Leporello and Don Giovanni all in Levine as well as at the Lucerne Festival, new productions conducted by Daniel Tristan und Isolde/König Marke, 2nd act Barenboim. He also sang Ramphis under under Claudio Abbado. Zubin Mehta, Philipp II Don Carlos and in new productions of Gurnemanz Parsifal and He has made TV-appearances, recordings and Boris Godunow conducted by Daniel DVD’s among others on the BMG, EMI, DGG, Barenboim. It was from Berlin that René Pape TELDEC labels under conductors such as developed his impressive worldwide career. Daniel Barenboim, Sir Colin Davis, James Levine, Sir Georg Solti, Antonio Pappano. René Pape has appeared at all the major opera houses in Europe, Japan (tours with the TV-portrait within the series "Maestro" for Metropolitan New York and Berlin State ARTE. Film productions Sarastro and “ …as Heinrich, Rene Pape Opera) and the USA. Since his successful Sprecher The Magic Flute , directed by displayed what must be the debut René Pape has been a welcome regular Kenneth Branagh and Der Freischütz The guest artist of the Metropolitan Opera New Hunter's Bride (2009). Metropolitan Opera most sumptuous operatic bass York with commitments reaching up to New York, Sarastro The Magic Flute – special in the world. ” 2016/2017. Under James Levine he has version in English – high definition Rupert Christiansen, Daily appeared in new productions of König transmission of a live performance into movie Marke Tristan und Isolde , Rocco Fidelio and theatres and TV-broadcast (December 2006 Telegraph Leporello Don Giovanni , Mephisto Faust and and since then in many other productions). revivals of König Heinrich Lohengrin , Pogner Solo-CD "Gods, Kings & Demons", Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg . Under Valerij Staatskapelle Dresden and a Wagner-CD, Gergiev he sang his first Gurnemanz in Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim Parsifal . He has appeared at the Lyric Opera (released in 2011) for DGG. René Pape has of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles won two Grammy Awards and is Vocalist of Opera as well as at the Bayreuth, the Year 2002 of the magazine "Musical Glyndebourne, Kazan International Schaljapin America". January 2007, "Opera News Festival, Lucerne, Munich Opera, Orange, St. Award", New York. "MET Meistersinger" Petersburg (White Nights Festival), Salzburg honoured by the Metropolitan Opera Guild in and Verbier Festivals. October 2010. Equally at home on the concert platform, In the 2016/17 season, he had his much René Pape has appeared as a lied recitalist anticipated debut recital at the Wigmore and as a soloist with the major symphony Hall, London and returned to the Edinburgh orchestras in all prestigious concert halls all International Festival. Following acclaimed over the world, such as in Tokyo, Madrid, recitals, he is reinvited to the Wigmore Hall London, Florence (Maggio Musicale), Rome, in the 2018/19 Season. New York (New York Philharmonic under Sir Colin Davis, Lorin Maazel and Kurt Masur, Chicago (with the Chicago Symphony under Valid for use until 1 February 2019 For updated versions please contact [email protected] Rayfield Allied Member of the International Artist Southbank House, Managers’ Association Black Prince Road, London SE 1 7 SJ , UK Rayfield Allied acts as agent only and can www.rayfieldallied.com accept no responsibility as principal. E-mail [email protected] Telephone +44 (0)20 3176 5500 Facsimile +44 (0)700 602 4143 .