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Thomas T. Hayward (born Thomas Albert Tibbett; December 1, 1917, Kansas City, Missouri – died February 2, 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada^[1]) was an American operatic tenor. He was a cousin of opera singer Lawrence Tibbett.

Career

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.^[2]^[3]

In 1945 and 1946, he was seen there as Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana and in The Gypsy Baron.^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

More notable roles at the Met included the Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier, Alfred in Die Fledermaus (with Hilde Gueden and Virginia MacWatters),^[7] 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.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} In 1963, Hayward appeared in a production by Sarah Caldwell for the Boston Opera Group of Faust, with Beverly Sills and Norman Treigle,^[8]

Concert stage

He performed to highest critical acclaim in over 400 civic concerts and appeared with every major symphony orchestra in the United States and Canada. His performances on open-air stages included the Hollywood Bowl, Chicago's Grant Park, Denver's Red Rocks, New York's Lewisohn Stadium, Jones Beach Marine Theater starring Hayward in the opening cast as "Mario" in the show that was the operetta A Night in Venice by Johann Strauss II (produced by film producer Mike Todd, complete with floating gondolas and starring Enzo Stuarti and Nola Fairbanks at the newly constructed Jones Beach Theater/^[9]), the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera and the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera^[10]

Radio and television

For many years he was the star of his own radio show Serenade to America broadcast from New York City on the NBC network.^[11] He was in demand as a guest star on The Voice of Firestone, The Bell Telephone Hour, The Ford Sunday Evening Hour, Producers' Showcase, NBC Symphony, Omnibus, and The Milton Berle Show. His debut abroad was at the Palladium in London where he was a featured guest artist at the gala and was invited to perform on Val Parnell's programme, Sunday Night at the London Palladium ^[12]

Recordings

Hayward's studio discography includes RCA, Victor, Cambridge, Everest and Decca in addition to two recordings for CBS: Pagliacci (as Beppe, opposite Lucine Amara, Richard Tucker and Giuseppe Valdengo (1951), and Lucia di Lammermoor (as Lord Arturo Bucklaw, with Lily Pons and Richard Tucker, 1954). Both albums were conducted by Fausto Cleva. In 1998, Video Artists International published a compact disc of excerpts from a 1958 performance of La traviata, from New Orleans, Louisiana, with Kirsten and Cornell MacNeil, which displays the voice in his prime.^[13]

Teaching career and legacy

In 1964, Hayward left New York for Dallas, Texas, where he became Artist-in-Residence and Chairman of the Voice and Opera Departments of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University. He was further honored by being named the Meadows Distinguished Professor of Voice in 1990, and soon after his death in 1995 the establishment of the Thomas Hayward Memorial Award.^[14]

Notable protégés

Death

Hayward continued teaching in Dallas until 1994. He died on February 2, 1995 from kidney and heart failure,^[17] when he and his wife moved to Nevada.

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/06/obituaries/thomas-hayward-leading-met-tenor-in-40-s-dies-at-77.html|title=Thomas Hayward, Leading Met Tenor In 40's, Dies at 77|publisher=Nytimes.com|date=February 6, 1995|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13225/Manon-Lescaut|title=Manon Lescaut on Broadway - Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis and Photos|publisher=Playbill Vault|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}
3. ^1949 recording
Giuseppe Antonicelli; Chor & Orchester der Metropolitan Opera
Commandante: Osie Hawkins
Des Grieux: Jussi Björling
Edmondo: Thomas Hayward
Geronte: Salvatore Baccaloni
Lampionario: Paul Franke
Lescaut: Giuseppe Valdengo
Maestro del ballo: Alessio de Paolis
Manon Lescaut: Dorothy Kirsten
Musico: Jean Madeira
Oste: George Cehanovsky
Sergente: Clifford Harvout
Myto 931.73 (2 CD); Naxos historical 8.1110123-24 (2 CD); Cantus Classics 500320 (2 CD) live 103'38
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/51447/Thomas-Hayward|title=Thomas Hayward - Broadway Theatre Credits, Photos, Who's Who|publisher=PlaybillVault.com|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}
5. ^critical review in The New York Times:{{when|date=February 2013}} "the part of Tybalt was so well sung and acted by Mr. Hayward that it assumed the stature of the leading role.
6. ^Virgil Thomson of the New York Herald Tribune described his singing as "exquisite".{{when|date=February 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.operaannals.blogspot.de|title=Opera annals Homepage|website=Operaannals.blogspot.de|accessdate=2016-10-30}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.beverlysillsonline.com/annals/Sillslist.php |title=Beverly Sills - Performance Annals Database |website=Beverlysillsonline.com|accessdate=2016-10-30}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000023H7|title=A Night in Venice: An Original Cast Recording: Music|publisher=Amazon.com|date=February 17, 1998|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}
10. ^The Rouban Mamouian Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of CongressWashington, D.C. 2010Contact information: https://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/contact.html Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010515535
11. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=WQwEAAAAMBAJ/ ]{{dead link|date=October 2016}}
12. ^CTVA UK 4.13 [--] Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (missing)07-Dec-1958 ATV ITV Sun 8:00-9:00pm presenter: Bruce Forsythstarring (all-American guest line-up):Sallie Blair (vocalist)Harrison and Fisher (comic ballroom dancers)Thomas Hayward (tenor)Georgie KayeAnn Marston (champion archer)Highlights: Sallie Blair sings "Ev'rything I Have Is Yours," "How Long Has This Been Going On?" and "Witchcraft."Thomas Hayward sings "Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen" ("Che Gelida Manina") and "If I Loved You."
13. ^Dorothy Kirsten in New OrleansVAI Audio, 1 CD: cat# 1154, $16.99Dorothy Kirsten stars in extended scenes from La Traviata and Louise. Traviata also features Cornell MacNiel and Thomas Hayward; Renato Celini, conductor (1958). Louise excerpts also feature Norman Treigle; Franco Patane, conductor (1965). Both with the New Orleans Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Never before available!La Traviata (Verdi)(1) - (8) Act II, Scene I Madamigella Valery through Amami, Alfredo (21:48)(9) - (12) Act III, Scene II Invitato a qui seguirmi through end of act (9:38)(13) - (20) Act III Teneste la promessa through end of act (19:56) with Thomas Hayward and Cornell Macneil New Orleans Opera Orchestra and Chorus Renato Cellini, conductor Live performance, November 15, 1958
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smu.edu/aboutsmu/contactsmu|title=Contact SMU|publisher=Smu.edu|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}
15. ^Orpheus Oper International, Rittersstrasse 11, D-10969 Berlin, Heft 5, Juni 2001: Thema: "Tenoere!" A 4848 E
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.donnierayalbert.com/biography.htm|title=Biography|publisher=Donnierayalbert.com|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-02-06/news/1995037042_1_rodin-la-traviata-rigoletto|title=Thomas Hayward, 77, a leading tenor at the Metropolitan...|publisher=Articles.baltimoresun.com|date=February 6, 1995|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}