lingen : ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 7 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Radio ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁of ▁the ▁South - G erman ▁Radio ▁in ▁Stuttgart . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁also ▁began ▁taking ▁voice ▁less ons ▁with ▁Her tha ▁Kal cher ▁of ▁Stuttgart . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁when ▁due ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁or chestra ▁of ▁a ▁television ▁production ▁of ▁Der ▁Z ige un er bar on , ▁he ▁stood ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁ten or ▁Franco ▁Bon is ol li ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute . ▁ ▁Oper atic ▁singer ▁Th ence for th ▁Jerusalem ▁made ▁singing ▁his ▁career . ▁His ▁first ▁major ▁role ▁was ▁L ohen gr in ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁soon ▁appeared ▁at ▁D arm stadt , ▁A achen , ▁Hamburg , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Zur ich ▁Festival , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Met . ▁He ▁followed ▁this ▁with ▁Max ▁in ▁Der ▁Fre isch üt z ▁at ▁Stuttgart . ▁His ▁Bay re uth ▁career ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁where ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁had ▁performed ▁Fro h ▁( D as ▁R he ing old ), ▁the ▁Young ▁S ail or ▁( T rist an ▁und ▁Is ol de ) ▁and ▁then ▁L ohen gr in , ▁Par s if al ▁and ▁Walter ▁von ▁St ol zing ▁( Die ▁Meister sing er ▁von ▁N ür n berg ). ▁