Biography
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Kaine Hayward is emerging as one of Europe’s most effective and unique vocal instructors. His students have performed worldwide as soloists at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Arena di Verona, Teatro Filarmonico Verona, Teatro Verdi di Padova, Magyar Állami Operaház (Budapest), Festspeilhaus Baden-Baden, Theater Kiel, Theater Bremen, Deutsches Nationaltheater (Weimar), Meininger Staatstheater, Theater Altenburg-Gera, Brandenburger Theater, Staatstheater Cottbus, Navoi Opera Theater (Tashkent), Volksoperan Stockholm, Grand Theatre Łódź, Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Opera Australia (Sydney), Pinchgut Opera (Sydney), English National Opera (London), and Regents Opera (London). Kaine is also engaged as a coach and vocal instructor at the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar and is the co-founder of the Brandenburg Opera Retreat.
Kaine is an expert at building voices from scratch, reconstructing severely damaged voices, fixing wobbles, guiding Fach changes, making advanced technical refinements and correcting long-standing issues with resonance, registration, range and diction. He especially loves to work with singers experiencing obscure and persistent technical problems which no one else seems to be able to solve. He has a particular affinity for work with dramatic singers. Kaine’s method reconciles traditional technical ideas with a modern understanding of muscular function and acoustics.
Kaine was born in Sydney, Australia. He trained at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and subsequently studied under Jack LiVigni in New York. His teaching career began at the early age of 19, working in several of Sydney's most prestigious independent schools as a private vocal teacher. He sang as a soloist with Opera Australia and many other Australian companies while in his 20s, including numerous international performances throughout Asia. His operatic roles have included Don José (Carmen), Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Rodolfo (La Boheme), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Pang (Turandot) and Almaviva (Il Barbiere di Siviglia).
As a pianist, he has worked extensively with singers, as well as for companies including the Australian Ballet, the Sydney Dance Company, the Paris Opera Ballet and Theater Altenburg-Gera.
Kaine has worked as a coach and teacher for both professional and aspiring professional singers since relocating to Germany in 2019. Since 2022, he has authored the popular Substack blog Kaine Hayward on Vocal Pedagogy. He is constantly refining his unique method and is absolutely dedicated to the success of his students. His aim in professional life is to help singers to achieve their dreams.