) ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁performing ▁in ▁several ▁scheduled ▁events . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁expanded ▁his ▁re per toire ▁to ▁include ▁more ▁Wagner , ▁singing ▁Wol fram ▁in ▁T ann hä user ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera , ▁and ▁Stra vin sky , ▁singing ▁Nick ▁Sh adow ▁in ▁The ▁R ake ' s ▁Progress ▁at ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁National ▁Opera . ▁These ▁performances ▁won ▁him ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Society ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Ter fel ▁made ▁his ▁La ▁Scala ▁début ▁as ▁Fig aro . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁rec ital ▁at ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall ▁which ▁included ▁works ▁by ▁Wolf , ▁F aur é , ▁Bra h ms , ▁Sch umann , ▁Sch ub ert , ▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁performed ▁in ▁Paris ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁of ▁Don ▁Giovanni ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁sang ▁his ▁first ▁Fal st aff ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ric ▁Opera ▁of ▁Chicago ; ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁repr ised ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁production ▁at ▁the ▁newly ▁ref urb ished ▁Royal ▁Opera ▁House . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Ter fel ▁performed ▁the ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁anth em ▁" World ▁in ▁Union " ▁with ▁Sh ir ley ▁Bas sey ▁at ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Stadium ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁In