Thomas Hayward

PUCCINI Manon Lescaut

Live broadcast performance, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 13:13

Manon - Licia Albanese
Des Grieux - Jussi Björling
Lescaut - Frank Guarrera
Geronte - Fernando Corena
Edmondo - Thomas Hayward

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

VERDI Aïda

Live broadcast recording, 1953
Total duration:  2hr 24:33

Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Blanche Thebom
Amonasro - George London
Ramfis - Jerome Hines
King - Luben Vichey

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Fausto Cleva

GOUNOD Roméo et Juliette

Live performance, 1947
Total duration:  2hr 23:20

Roméo - Jussi Björling
Juliette - Bidú Sayão
Frère Laurence - Nicola Moscona

Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Emil Cooper

R. STRAUSS Salome
R. STRAUSS Elektra

Live recordings, 1952
Total duration: 3hr 12:58

Ljuba Welitsch – Salome
Hans Hotter – Jochanaan
Set Svanholm – Herodes

Astrid Varnay – Elektra
Elisabeth Höngen – Clytemnestra
Paul Schöffler – Orest

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conducted by Fritz Reiner