dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks sˈiːzən hiː plˈeɪd plæntˈeɪʃən ˈoʊnɚɹ ˈɛdwɚd ɡˈeɪnz ɪnðɪ ˈɑːpɚɹə, mˈɑːɹɡɹət ɡˈɑːɹnɚ, æɾ ˈɑːpɚɹə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə, sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi ˈɑːpɚɹə, ænd mˈɪʃɪɡən ˈɑːpɚɹə θˈiəɾɚ.
During the 2005–2006 season he played plantation owner Edward Gaines in the opera, Margaret Garner, at Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera, and Michigan Opera Theatre.