 He notably created roles in the world premieres of Deems Taylor's "The King's Henchman" (Cynric, 1927), Taylor's "Peter Ibbetson" (1931, Prison Governor), Howard Hanson's "Merry Mount" (Thomas Morton, 1934), Walter Damrosch's "The Man Without a Country" (1937, Lieutenant Reeve), and Samuel Barber's "Vanessa" (1958, Nicholas).He also sang roles in the United States premieres of "Turandot" (Mandarin, 1926), "Jonny spielt auf" (policeman, 1929), "Fra Gherardo" (1929, Podestà's Assessor), "Sadko" (Apparition, 1930), "The Fair at Sorochyntsi" (Gypsy, 1930), and "Caponsacchi" (1937, Venturini).His final performance with the company was for the Gala Farewell concert, the last performance given at the "Old Met", on April 16, 1966.