 He found a home at the New York City Opera, where he was a leading baritone for many seasons.He participated in nationally televised performances of "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (with Beverly Sills, 1976), "Il turco in Italia" (1978), "La Cenerentola" (opposite Susanne Marsee and Rockwell Blake, 1980), and "Madama Butterfly" (conducted by Christopher Keene, 1982).He made his only appearances with the Metropolitan Opera in 1976, as Harlekin in "Ariadne auf Naxos", with Montserrat Caballé.