Thomas Hayward (tenor)
| Thomas T. Hayward | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Albert Tibbett |
| Born |
December 1, 1917 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1995 (aged 77) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Genres | Opera |
| Occupation(s) | Tenor |
| Years active | 1944–1963 |
| Labels | RCA |
Thomas T. Hayward (born Thomas Albert Tibbett; December 1, 1917, Kansas City, Missouri – died February 2, 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada was an American operatic tenor. He was a cousin of opera singer Lawrence Tibbett.
The lyric tenor made his debut with the New York City Opera in November 1944, as Edmondo in Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut, opposite Dorothy Kirsten in the title role.
In 1945 and 1946, he was also seen there as Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana and in The Gypsy Baron.
Soon after his City Opera debut, he won the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air along with baritone Robert Merrill. Immediately following, Hayward was first seen in his many appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, his debut being the part of Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette.
His more notable roles at the Met included the Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier, Alfred in Die Fledermaus (with Hilde Gueden and Virginia MacWatters), the name part in Faust, "B.F. Pinkerton" in Madama Butterfly, opposite the "Cio Cio San" of Victoria de los Angeles and the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto. His additional duties at the Met included being the principal cover for Jussi Bjoerling. His final opera at that theatre was Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca, in 1957. In 1959, he returned to the City Opera, for Die Fledermaus, conducted by Julius Rudel.
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