Angelo Soliman Haydn as well the Hungarian poet Ferenc Kazinczy. Lodge records indicate that Soliman and Mozart met on several occasions. It is likely that the character Bassa Selim in Mozart's opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio" was based on Soliman. Eventually becoming the Grand Master of that lodge, Soliman helped change its ritual to include scholarly elements. This new Masonic direction rapidly influenced Freemasonic practice throughout Europe. Soliman is still celebrated in Massonic rites as "Father of Pure Masonic Thought", with his name usually transliterated as "Angelus Solimanus". During his lifetime Soliman was regarded as a model of the assimilation and
Morris Robinson "The Magic Flute", "Nabucco", "Les Troyens" and "Tannhäuser". Numerous appearances with the Los Angeles Opera have included roles in "Don Carlo", "Rigoletto" and "Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction From the Seraglio)". He has also performed with opera companies in St. Louis, Philadelphia, Seattle, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Dallas and Sydney, Australia. Recently Robinson has broadened his career by performing in musicals. In 2012 he won the role of Joe in "Show Boat" with the San Francisco Opera. He reprised the role with the Houston Grand Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Dallas Opera and the Washington National Opera at the John F.