 The first of many oratorio performances, this led to an appearance in the Verdi "Requiem" at the Queen's Hall for the Royal Philharmonic Society under Thomas Beecham in 1935.In the same year he made his first important radio broadcast, and first appeared in the international seasons at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.After two years or so in minor roles, he sang the roles of King Mark in "Tristan und Isolde", Gurnemanz in "Parsifal" and the Commendatore in "Don Giovanni".