"æz hˈaɪnɹɪtʃ, ɹᵻnˈeɪ pˈeɪp dɪsplˈeɪd wʌt mˈʌst biː ðə mˈoʊst sˈʌmptʃuːəs ˌɑːpɚɹˈæɾɪk bˈeɪs ɪnðə wˈɜːld", ɹˈoʊt ɹˈuːpɚt kɹˈɪstɪˌænsən ɪnðə dˈeɪli tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf ˌɔn fˈaɪv dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː.
"As Heinrich, René Pape displayed what must be the most sumptuous operatic bass in the world", wrote Rupert Christiansen in the Daily Telegraph on 5 June 2003.