pˈeɪp hɐz ɹᵻsˈiːvd tˈuː ɡɹˈæmɪz fɔːɹ hɪz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋz dˈaɪ mˈaɪstɚsɪŋɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ænd tˈænhɪjˌuːsɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, wʌz nˈeɪmd "vˈoʊkəlˌɪst ʌvðə jˈɪɹ" baɪ mjˈuːzɪkəl ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, "ˈɑːɹɾɪst ʌvðə jˈɪɹ" baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɑːpɚɹə kɹˈɪɾɪks ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks fɔːɹ hɪz bˈɔːɹɪs ɡˈɑːdʒuːnˌɑːv æt ðə bɜːlˈɪn stˈɑːtsoʊpɚ, ænd wˈʌn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ɐn ˈɛkoʊ ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ hɪz sˈoʊloʊ ˈɛɹiəz, ɡˈɑːdz, kˈɪŋz ænd dˈiːmənz.
Pape has received two Grammys for his recordings (Die Meistersinger in 1997 and Tannhäuser in 2002), was named "Vocalist of the Year" by Musical America in 2002, "Artist of the Year" by the German opera critics in 2006 for his Boris Godunov at the Berlin Staatsoper, and won in 2009 an ECHO award for his solo arias, Gods, Kings and Demons.