Marie Hayward

Marie Hayward (1939 – November 2011) was an English soprano with a career in opera in the UK as well as overseas. Her work also included concerts and recordings.

Hayward was the daughter of an accountant, George Bower Hayward, and his wife, Mary Isabel née Capon. She studied in London, with Roy Henderson, Tito Gobbi, and Luigi Ricci. She continued her training in Vienna and then at the London Opera Centre.

Hayward, who had an extensive concert repertoire, appeared with the London orchestras at the Royal Festival Hall and other venues. Her recordings include two of Sir Adrian Boult's Vaughan Williams series for EMI, the Serenade to Music (1969), singing the Eva Turner part, and The Pilgrim's Progress (1972), as one of the Three Shining Ones.

Hayward died in London in November 2011.