Thomas Hayward
Thomas Hayward was an American tenor, active at the Metropolitan Opera and in a wide range of operatic repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears repeatedly in Met broadcasts and studio-linked opera recordings, including Puccini, Verdi and Richard Strauss with Jussi Björling, Zinka Milanov, Ljuba Welitsch and other major artists.
Hayward’s singing brought clarity, stamina and ensemble reliability to demanding repertory and ...
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
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
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
