In 2008 he sang the principal role of Falke in a Japanese tour of Die Fledermaus and the title role in the Dutch/British production of Olivier Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise.
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt hiː sˈæŋ ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɹˈoʊl ʌv fˈɔlk ɪn ɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz tˈʊɹ ʌv dˈaɪ flˈɛdɚmˌaʊs ænd ðə tˈaɪɾəl ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə dˈʌtʃ slˈæʃ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ˈɑːlɪviɚ mˈɛsɪˌiːnz ˈɑːpɚɹə sˈeɪnt fɹˈænswɑː dɐsˈaɪz.