▁short : ▁he ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Opera ▁for ▁seven ▁seasons ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁sang ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁oper as , ▁mainly ▁in ▁secondary ▁roles , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁main ▁roles ▁such ▁as ▁R in uc cio ▁( G ian ni ▁Sch ic chi ), ▁Rod ol fo ▁( La ▁bo h ème ), ▁Il ▁Du ca ▁di ▁Mant ova ▁( R igo let to ), ▁Ern esto ▁( Don ▁Pas qu ale ), ▁and ▁Tam ino ▁( Die ▁Za uber fl ö te , ▁which ▁was ▁his ▁last ▁performance ▁in ▁Roman ia , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 ). ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁secondary ▁roles ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁opera ▁LP s ▁from ▁Elect record ,( La ▁tra vi ata , ▁Sam son ▁et ▁Dal ila ▁and ▁Car men ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁Vik tor ▁Vlad ar ski ▁and ▁Friedrich ▁Pas ch ▁ag encies ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁aud itions ▁in ▁Germany . ▁After ▁initial ▁difficulties ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁vis a ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Roman ia . ▁The ▁authorities ▁started ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁in ▁his ▁absence , ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁a ▁"