pˈeɪp ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz mjˈuːzɪkəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn wɪð dɹˈɛzdnɚ kɹˈuːztʃɚ hiː ˈiːvən ɐpˈɪɹd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə θɹˈiː bˈɔɪz ɪn dˈaɪ zˈɔːbɚflˌɜːt ænd ðə dɹˈɛzdən kənsˈɜːvətˌoːɹi ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli ˈeɪɾi z.
Pape received his musical education from 1974 to 1981 with Dresdner Kreuzchor (he even appeared as one of the Three Boys in Die Zauberflöte) and the Dresden Conservatory in the early '80s.