That same year he sang the role of Carlo Gérard in Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier for the first time at the Teatro Regio di Torino. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Germont on 5 December 1953, opposite Licia Albanese as Violetta and Richard Tucker as Alfredo.
In the year he first performed as Carlo Gérard in Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier at the Teatro Regio di Torino, he made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera as Germont on December 5, 1953, alongside Licia Albanese as Violetta and Richard Tucker as Alfredo.