Rafael Kubelík
In London's Royal Opera House he sang in various productions conducted by Rafael Kubelík, including as Hans Sachs in Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" with Geraint Evans and Joan Sutherland in 1957, as King Mark in "Tristan und Isolde" with Birgit Nilsson in 1958, and in the same year as Balstrode in "Peter Grimes", later recording the role under the composer's direction for Decca.