Gods, Kings & Demons (Opera Arias)

"René Pape is an artist who thrills his audiences with charisma, intelligence and a one-in-a-million voice." (Opera News)

Pape's solo debut for DG gives an overview of the roles that have made his career plus a few rarities (e.g. the water goblin aria from Rusalka) . Accompanied by the Dresden Staatskapelle under Sebastian Weigle, Pape performs his signature piece: King Mark's monologue from Tristan und Isolde, as well as arias from Verdi's Don Carlo, Gounod's Faust (the role of Méphistophélès), Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov and wonderful arias of the rarely performed Demon (Rubinstein) among others.

The operatic roles on this album have to a large extend been performed by Pape to the highest critical acclaim in the world's major opera houses, from the Metropolitan Opera to the Berlin Staatsoper.