. ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁on ▁the ▁N BC ▁Blue ▁Network , ▁Hor ne ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁solo ists ▁– ▁with ▁Anne ▁Brown ▁( s op rano ), ▁Win if red ▁He id t ▁( 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 9 5 ) ▁( contr al to ), ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁Wh ison ant ▁( bar it one ) ▁— ▁in ▁a ▁live ▁performance ▁of ▁Be eth oven ' s ▁Sym phony ▁No . ▁ 9 ; ▁Leopold ▁Sto kow ski ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁N BC ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁with ▁the ▁West min ster ▁Ch oir . ▁ ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Hor ne ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁Company ▁C ▁at ▁Camp ▁U pton ▁near ▁Y aph ank ▁in ▁Long ▁Island . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Opera ▁ ▁Hor ne ▁made ▁his ▁oper atic ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Opera ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁singing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Che val ier ▁des ▁Gr ieux ▁in ▁Pu cc ini ' s ▁Man on ▁Les ca ut . ▁He ▁sang ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Brit ten ' s ▁Peter ▁Gr imes ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁United ▁States ▁performance ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Leonard ▁Bern stein ▁at ▁T angle wood . ▁Hor ne ▁also ▁sang ▁the ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7