in churches) with his wife soprano Julie Davies, under the name "Hale & Davies: Celebration of Song." He had previously been half of the "Hale & Wilder" concert duo, performing together in over 4000 concerts. He is a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity. Recordings Hale is featured on the Decca recording of Das Rheingold and Die Walküre with Christoph von Dohnányi conducting the Cleveland Orchestra, as well as The Flying Dutchman with Dohnányi conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, all three issued on compact discs. He is also featured in the role of Wotan/Wanderer on EMI's video recording of the complete Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle from the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich with Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting (its soundtrack also issued on CD). His discography also includes Handel's Messiah with Sir John Eliot Gardiner on Decca, the Verdi Requiem, and Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri for Deutsche Grammophon with Giuseppe Sinopoli. Hale can also be heard as Jochanaan in the Chandos 1998 recording of Salome. Audio Handel: Messiah Philips Wagner: Das Rheingold Decca Wagner: Die Walküre Decca Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer Decca Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen EMI Strauss: Salome Chandos Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri Deutsche Grammophon Song of Love (love songs from Broadway musicals, with Inga Nielsen) EMI Video Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, EMI Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer, EMI Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Sawallisch), EMI Bizet: Carmen (Live from Lincoln Center) Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Live from Lincoln Center) Schreker: Die Gezeichneten (Salzburg Festival) Notes and references Notes Bibliography Rogers, Rick, Famed bass-baritone comes home, The Oklahoman, August 9, 2009. Accessed September 2, 2009. Buckley, Paul R., "Opera singer dons old mantle at church", Dallas Morning News, October 29, 2005. Accessed March 31, 2009. Cummings, David, International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003, Routledge, 2003, p. 313. Rockwell, John, "'Dutchman': Robert Hale In Met Debut", New York Times, January 21, 1990. Accessed March 31, 2009. Some information in this article is taken from «Robert Hale» in the German Wikipedia. The source texts listed below are from the original article: Jens Malte Fischer: Große Stimmen, Suhrkamp Verlag Kutsch / Riemens, Großes Sängerlexikon, Saur Verlag American operatic bass-baritones 1933 births People from Kerrville, Texas Living people Winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Singers from Texas Singers from Louisiana 20th-century American male opera singers 21st-century American male opera