Texas vocal coach Brian Schexnayder made his performing debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Silvio in Pagliacci. He sang many roles in subsequent Metropolitan seasons, including Enrico in La Bohème, Lescaut in Manon Lescaut, Mercutio in Roméo and Juliette, the Theatre Director in Les Mamelles de Tirésias, Guglielmo in Cosi fan Tutte, Ping in Turandot, Germont in La Traviata, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Valentin in Faust, Posa in Don Carlos, and many more.