Anton Haizinger heard Haizinger sing in concerts, and offered him an engagement at the theatre; Haizinger gave up teaching. Haizinger's first roles at Theater an der Wien, in 1821, were in two operas by Rossini, as Gianetto in "La gazza ladra" and Lindoro in "L'italiana in Algeri". He soon became well-known in Vienna. The role of Adolar in Weber's opera "Euryanthe", premiered in 1823 at the Theater am Kärntnertor, was created for him, and he was a soloist in the premiere in 1824 of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the same theatre. He continued studies with Antonio Salieri. At this time, Italian opera
Bruce Ford (tenor) Théâtre de Bordeaux as Almaviva, and the Aix-en-Provence Festival, as Lindoro. He began specializing in the bel canto repertory notably Rossini, appearing at the Pesaro Festival and the Wexford Festival in roles such as Argirio in "Tancredi", Uberto in "La donna del lago", Rinaldo in "Armida", Agorante in "Ricciardo e Zoraide", Antenore in "Zelmira", Erisso in "Maometto II", Oreste in "Ermione", etc. In 1991, he sang in "Mitridate, re di Ponto" at the Royal Opera House in London. He also appeared at La Monnaie in Brussels, at La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera in New