Marie Hayward [SEP] voice type
Marie Hayward
Marie Hayward (1939 – November 2011) was an English soprano, whose career was in opera in the UK and overseas and in 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.
During her career as a lyric-dramatic soprano she sang with major
an unusually flexible and beautiful contralto voice that does not have the heaviness that is often associated with her particular voice type. For this reason, Lemieux has become a favourite among lovers of Baroque opera and she is noted for her portrayal of characters in the operas of Handel and Vivaldi in particular. Her voice is admired for its richness, warmth and resonance and for its expressiveness and use of many different tone colours. Lemieux is also praised by critics for her stage presence and communicative power.
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