René Pape was back as the warden Rocco, which he sang when Flimm’s staging was new. After a quarter century, Pape’s sound may be a bit smaller, but it was still warm, as well as appropriate ...

Tenor David Butt Philip is the political prisoner Florestan, sharing the stage with bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, and ...

The Met assembled an ideal cast for François Girards acclaimed new production of Wagners final masterpiece Jonas Kaufmann in the title role of the fool made wise by compassion René Pape as ...

Stephen Wadsworths production of Mussorgskys epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at a critical time in their nations history René Pape is ...