René Pape

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René Pape (born 4 September 1964 in Dresden, Germany) is an Opera singer.

Pape received his musical education with the Dresden Kreuzchor and the Dresden Conservatory. He debuted with the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in 1988, and achieved international recognition in 1995, when Sir Georg Solti cast him as Sarastro in a his production of The Magic Flute.

1995 also saw his debut with the Metropolitan Opera, where he has performed every year since. His repertoire includes virtually all the great German bass roles, as well as Ramfis in Aida, Filippo II in Don Carlo, Mephistopheles in Faust, and the title role of Boris Godunov.

Pape will make his film debut in Kenneth Branagh's The Magic Flute, planned for a 2007 Cannes Festival premiere.

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