"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.
"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.