While primarily a comprimario performer at the Met, he did portray some leading roles; including Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Marcello in La bohème, and Sharpless in Madama Butterfly.
In 1966 he created the role of Thidias in the world premiere of Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra for the grand opening of the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.
[1] He then began voice studies with Robert Larsen in Des Moines, Iowa while concurrently working as director of publications for Simpson College.
He continued to perform at the Met over the next 18 years in both secondary and leading roles, including the Apprentice in Wozzeck, Baron Douphol in La traviata, Biterolf in Tannhäuser, both the Commissioner and Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Coroebus's Ghost in Les Troyens, Count Dominik in Arabella, both Dancaïre and Moralès in Carmen, Donald in Billy Budd, Dumas in Andrea Chénier, Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Fiorello in The Barber of Seville, Hermann in The Tales of Hoffmann, the Jailer in Tosca, Lavitsky in Boris Godunov, Mandarin and Ping in Turandot, Marcello and Schaunard in La bohème, Marullo in Rigoletto, Mathisen in Le prophète, Montàno in Otello, Nachtigall in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Paolo Albiani in Simon Boccanegra, Pâris in Roméo et Juliette, the Second Knight in Parsifal, the Sergeant in Manon Lescaut, Sid in La fanciulla del West, Silvano in Un ballo in maschera, Silvio in Pagliacci, Sire di Bethune in I vespri siciliani, the Steersman in Tristan und Isolde, and the Surgeon in La forza del destino.
He notably created the role of Thidias in the world premiere of Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra for the grand opening of the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in 1966.