▁deb uted ▁as ▁Tr istan ▁at ▁the ▁Bay re uth ▁Festival , ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁role ▁to ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁houses ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Awards ▁On ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Cross ▁of ▁Mer it . ▁His ▁last ▁performance ▁at ▁Bay re uth ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁as ▁Tr istan . ▁He ▁currently ▁teach es ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁N ure m berg . ▁ ▁Record ings ▁Jerusalem ▁performs ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁audio ▁and ▁video ▁record ings ▁of ▁Wagner ▁oper as ▁conducted ▁by ▁James ▁Lev ine ▁at ▁the ▁Met , ▁Daniel ▁Bar en bo im ▁and ▁Pierre ▁Bou lez ▁at ▁Bay re uth , ▁and ▁others ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Jerusalem ▁has ▁also ▁made ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁some ▁c ros so ver ▁music ▁in ▁two ▁albums ▁The ▁Gl ory ▁of ▁Love ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁and ▁A val on ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Inter view ▁with ▁Jerusalem ▁on ▁his ▁ 6 1 st ▁B irth day ▁The ▁best ▁of ▁Sieg fried ▁Jerusalem ▁ ▁Category : H eld enten ors ▁Category : G erman ▁oper atic ▁ten ors ▁Category : O ffic ers ▁Cross es ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁Category : G ram my ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : 1 9 4 0