 In 1961 he appeared as Boris Godunov in Moscow.He also had success in such roles as Osmin, Don Giovanni, King Marke, Hans Sachs, King Phillip II, Pimen, Gremin, Don Basilio and Arkel.Recordings of him are available as Abner in "Saul og David" by Carl Nielsen, Shigolch in "Lulu", Shchelkalov in "Boris Godunov", the Messenger in Orff's "Antigonae", and both Sarastro, the Sprecher and the Second Armed Man in "The Magic Flute"; also doing bass solos in Mozart's "Requiem", Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis", Verdi's "Requiem", Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius", Rossini's "Stabat Mater", Dvořák's "Stabat Mater", and Haydn's "The Creation".