 The collaboration between the two artists continued, and along with Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir, a performance and recording of two works, conducted by Bryars, was realized in the Faroe Islands in 2011.Since the 2008/2009 season, Rúni Brattaberg has covered the roles of Hagen and Baron Ochs at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.In May 2011, he replaced the ill Kurt Rydl as Baron Ochs in Amsterdam, in a performance conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.