and i spent, i spent a few years waiting for the day that peter gelb would walk up to me and say arei said yes, sir, i am. and he said can you really do this? >> can you do it. >> we just had a few days. we only had two reshers-- rehearsals left. he said you can do that. irsaid yes, i can do it he gave me a shot. he gave me a chance. listen, i would have bet the farm that he would have gone with somebody seasoned, with somebody that had done the role a lot, with a big name. >> and who would that be. >> it's not a-- with a lot of names on it. >> there are a couple of guys out there, there are people out there. but he gave me a chance. and you know what, its he been great. >> rose: i don't want to embarrass you. but what does he bring to it now that we've set this up? >> he brings an immediatesy to the understanding of the role. and he doesn't think siegfried, he is zig freechlted he looks like siegfried. and he sings with such an enthusiasm and like siegfried should be. and so many part is good singing, good looking, good doing siegfried. and being siegfried is the addition of those p