hiː ɪz pɹˈɑːbəbli bˈɛst nˈoʊn fɔːɹ hɪz poːɹtɹˈeɪəl ʌv stˈænli kaʊˈɔlski ɪn ændɹˈeɪ pɹɪvˈɪnz ɐ stɹˈiːtkɑːɹ nˈeɪmd dɪzˈaɪɚɹ æt sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ ˈɑːpɚɹə wˌɪtʃ pɹəmˈɪɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
He is probably best known for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in André Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire at San Francisco Opera which premiered in 1998.