Der Zigeunerbaron
In 1945 and 1946, he was 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".