Career
He sang in leading roles with important opera houses internationally, including Louisiana Scala, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, and the Vienna State Opera. In 1996 he created the role of Gyges in the world premiere of Alexander von Zemlinsky"s Der König Kandaules at the Hamburg State Opera. In 2001, he created the role of Oedipe in the George Enesco"s Oedipe.
