Haile has had a rich and eclectic career as an advocate for the arts. He is currently general director of Opera North in New Hampshire, executive director of the York Theatre Company in New York, and artistic director of the Gainesville Orchestra. He ran the historic Cape Playhouse for 15 years (through 2014), and re-opened the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA. Haile has been a regular guest conductor with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Am Rhein, Moscow Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Grant Park Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, and many others. He has also worked with Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, Tulsa Opera, Washington Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Boston Opera, and the Canadian Opera Company. He assisted legendary French conductor Manuel Rosenthal on Wagner's Ring cycle for Seattle Opera, joined Sarah Caldwell on three tours of Russia, and was artistic advisor and dramaturge at Florida Grand Opera. He has hosted over two dozen "Toast of the Town" specials for National Public Radio, and has been profiled twice on CBS Sunday Morning.
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