ë ns ' s ▁Sam son ▁and ▁Del il ah ▁( with ▁Pl á cido ▁Dom ingo ▁and ▁Den y ce ▁Gra ves ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁roles ), ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁C SO ▁under ▁Lev ine . ▁In ▁January ▁and ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Ter fel ▁sang ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Don ner ▁in ▁Wagner ' s ▁Das ▁R he ing old ▁at ▁Ly ric ▁Opera ▁of ▁Chicago ; ▁Z ub in ▁Me ht a ▁conducted . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁signed ▁an ▁exclusive ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁Deutsche ▁Gr amm oph on , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁National ▁Opera ▁to ▁sing ▁Ford ▁in ▁Fal st aff . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Wil fred ▁Sh ad bol t ▁in ▁The ▁Ye omen ▁of ▁the ▁Guard , ▁by ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁and ▁sang ▁Fig aro ▁to ▁acc laim ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁du ▁Ch âte let ▁in ▁Paris . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Ter fel ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁record ▁" an ▁album ▁of ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁a rias ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Ter fel ▁sang ▁Fig aro ▁at ▁Cov ent ▁Garden , ▁and ▁made ▁both ▁his ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁and ▁Teatro ▁Nacional ▁de ▁São ▁Carlos ▁début s ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁role . ▁ ▁However , ▁back ▁surg ery ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁( and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0