 He made his London debut the following year, in the title role in Wagner's "Siegfried" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.His identification with the Wagnerian repertoire was strengthened by his recordings, notably his Siegmund in the first HMV 78-rpm album of highlights from "Die Walküre", with the bass-baritone Friedrich Schorr also in the cast, under the baton of Albert Coates.His Covent Garden Siegmund was heard in 1932, and his Tristan in 1933, 1937, and 1938.