 The following year, he rejoined D'Oyly Carte as a guest artist for a short period, playing Prince Hilarion in a new production of "Princess Ida" at the Savoy Theatre.In 1955 he and the young Heather Harper played the leads in a televised version of "La traviata", which was the first full-length opera ever shown on BBC television.In 1958, he participated in the Royal Variety Performance.