 He made his debut at the Royal Festival Hall in 1957 conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.In 1959 he was appointed a resident conductor at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and he remained there until 1965, during which time he gave more than 200 performances of 16 operas.He toured with the English Opera Group to the USSR and Portugal where he conducted "Albert Herring" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".