La damnation de Faust
Gedda made his Royal Opera House Covent Garden début in 1954 as the Duke in Verdi's "Rigoletto" (in English). He returned in 1963 for "La damnation de Faust" and for "Benvenuto Cellini" (in 1966, 1969 and 1976); Alfredo in 1972, Gustavus III in 1977, Nemorino in 1981, Lensky (in 1979 and 1982) and Abdisu in "Palestrina".