From Sharon, Pennsylvania, Rick Hale spent his summer developing his craft at The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers. Named a 2025-26 Resident Artist with Toledo Opera, he’ll make his mainstage debut as El Dancaïro in Carmen. Recent credits include Drunkard in The Little Prince (Resonance Works), W. P. Inman in Cold Mountain (Seagle Festival). He holds a Master of Music from Carnegie Mellon University where he studied with Daniel Teadt.
From Sharon, Pennsylvania, Rick Hale spent his summer developing his craft at The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers. Named a 2025-26 Resident Artist with Toledo Opera, he’ll make his mainstage debut as El Dancaïro in Carmen. Recent credits include Drunkard in The Little Prince (Resonance Works), W. P. Inman in Cold Mountain (Seagle Festival). He holds a Master of Music from Carnegie Mellon University where he studied with Daniel Teadt.