 Highly regarded as a lyric baritone for his many major roles in that repertoire, he became famous for his performance of the eponymous role in Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet", in Copenhagen, Trieste and Geneva, as well as of Mercutio ("Roméo et Juliette") in Cincinnati, Orange and Tokyo.He also sang the role of Valentin ("Faust") a great many times over his career, namely in Turin, Madrid, Monte-Carlo, as well as Orange in August 2008.More recently, he sang the role of Albert ("Werther") in the Théatre de la Monnaie in Brussels.