Gods, Kings & Demons (Opera Arias)

Rene Pape - Gods, Kings & Demons (Opera Arias)

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Artist: Rene Pape
Brand: Opera
Composer: Charles Gounod
Composer: Arrigo Boito
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Composer: Richard Wagner
Composer: Anton Rubinstein
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor: Sebastian Weigle
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-11-11
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
  1. Faust/Act 2: Le veau d'or est toujours debout
  2. Faust/Act 4: Sérénade: Vous qui faites l'endormie
  3. Mefistofele/Act 2: Ecco il mondo, vuoto e tondo
  4. La Damnation de Faust/Part 2: Voici des roses
  5. Don Carlo/Act 4: Ella giammai m'amò! - Dormirò sol nel manto mio regal
  6. The Tales of Hoffmann/Act 4: Scintille, diamant
  7. Das Rheingold: Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge
  8. Tristan und Isolde/Act 2: Tatest du's wirklich? Wähnst du das?
  9. Demon/Act 2: Na vozdusnom okeane
  10. Demon/Act 2: Ne plač', ditya
  11. Rusalka/Act 2: Běda! Běda! - Celý svět nedá ti
  12. Boris Godunov/Act 4: Death of Boris

Free Music Notes for Gods, Kings & Demons (Opera Arias)

Free Music Review: The phenomenally successful Pape gets his due
Hit: 5 Stars

Bass-baritones with voices as deep and plush as Rene Pape's rarely become superstars, but he's on the verge, I think. Diehard fans already exist in plenty, and every time his name appears on the bill at the Met for a performance of Tristan, Parsifal, the Magic Flute, or Fidelio, you know that the A-list cast is on. It's nice to see this native Dresdener, now 44, paired with the great Dresden Sttaatskapelle (even if Weigle's conducting is no better than satisfactory).

In keeping with the theme, we start off with three flavors of Mephistopheles by Gounod, Boito, and Berlioz, all of which Pape handles with stylish panache. His voice is so velvety and smoothly produced that he never resorts to barking or melodramatic hamminess. On stage I imagine he would add a few more teeth to his bite, however, and quite a lot more snarl. King Philip's soliloquy from Don Carlo is beautifully sung and touchingly acted.

The one snippet of Pape's noble Wotan taken from Das Rheingold is tantalizing (too bad the conducting is particularly draggy here), but then we get a signature role, King Marke singing the entire Act II monologue. As pure singing and vocal acting, this couldn't be improved on, but once again I msut point out the sagging Weigle, who lets down the orchestral side. The last lengthy extract is Boris's death scene, which Pape keeps on the restrained side -- but how can one complain when such artistry is at work?

Here's the full program:
Berlioz:
Voice des roses (Air de Méphistophélès)

Devant la maison from La Damnation de Faust

Boito:
Ecco il mondo, vuoto e tondo from Mefistofele

Dvorak:
Beda! Beda! - Celý svet nedá ti

Gounod:
Le veau d'or est toujours debout from Faust

Serenade: Vous qui faite l'endormie (Mephistopheles) [from Faust]

Mussorgsky:
Oy, dusno, dusno! - Proscay, moy sïn from Boris Godunov

Offenbach:
Scintille, diamant from Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Rubinstein:
Na vozdushnom okeane

Ne plac', ditya from Demon

Verdi:
Ella giammai m'amò (from Don Carlo)

Wagner:
Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge from Das Rheingold

'Tatest du's wirklich' - King Marke's monologue from Tristan and Isolde

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Gods, Kings & Demons (Opera Arias) Poster

The eagerly awaited DG debut solo disc from René Pape has arrived! The reigning operatic bass of today, Pape has created an international fan base with his moving performances on every major operatic stage. Pape has appeared almost every season with the Metropolitan Opera since his 1995 house debut and continues to receive stellar reviews for every performance. This recital brings together the roles that have made his career as well as a few rarities. Highlights are his moving monologue from Verdi's Don Carlo and King Marke's monologue from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Pape is joined by conductor Sebastian Weigle who leads the Staatskapelle Dresden.

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