René Pape [SEP] voice type
René Pape
René Pape (born 4 September 1964) is a German operatic bass.
Biography.
René Pape was born in Dresden, then part of East Germany. His mother is a hairdresser and his father a chef. His parents divorced when he was two years old and he sometimes lived with his grandmother, who opened the way for his interest in music. His maternal grandfather was an operetta tenor.
Pape received his musical education from 1974 to 1981 with Dresdner Kreuzchor (he even appeared as one of
Branagh consulted with conductor James Conlon over casting choices. René Pape, who has sung and acted the role of Sarastro in several productions of the opera onstage, is the best-known singer in the entire film.
- Joseph Kaiser as Tamino
- Benjamin Jay Davis as Papageno
- Amy Carson as Pamina
- René Pape as Sarastro
- Lyubov Petrova as Queen of the Night
- Tom Randle as Monostatos
- Silvia Moi as Papagena
- Liz Smith as Old Papagena
- Teuta Koco, Louise