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Thomas T. Hayward Sr. (born Thomas Albert Tibbett, in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 1, 1917; died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 2, 1995) 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.〔recording 1949 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〕 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''.〔critical review in ''The New York Times'': "the part of Tybalt was so well sung and acted by Mr. Hayward that it assumed the stature of the leading role.〕〔Virgil Thomson of the ''New York Herald Tribune'' described his singing as "exquisite".〕 His more notable roles at the Met included the Italian Singer in ''Der Rosenkavalier'', Alfred in ''Die Fledermaus'' (with Hilde Gueden and Virginia MacWatters),〔operaannals.blogspot.de〕 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. In 1963, Hayward appeared in a production by Sarah Caldwell for the Boston Opera Group of ''Faust'', with Beverly Sills and Norman Treigle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Hayward (tenor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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