pˈeɪp mˌeɪd ɐ hˈaɪli ɐklˈeɪmd deɪbjˈuː æz wˈɑːtən ɪn wˈæɡnɚz dˈɛɹ ɹˈɪŋ dˈɛs nˈaɪblʌndʒən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ɪn ɐ nˈuː kˈoʊpɹədˈʌkʃən baɪ ðə stˈɑːtsoʊpɚ bɜːlˈɪn, dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə bˈɛldʒən ɡˈaɪ kˈæsɪɹz, wɪð dˈænjəl bˈæɹənbˌɔɪm kəndˈʌktɪŋ.
Pape made a highly acclaimed debut as Wotan in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in 2011 in a new co-production by the Staatsoper Berlin, directed by the Belgian Guy Cassiers, with Daniel Barenboim conducting.