Production Rentals

CarmXn

The flagship production of CarmXn is a new adaptation through the Hogfish lens of the classic opera Carmen exploring boundaries of geopolitics, gender, and genre conceived and directed by Edwin & Matt Cahill. New book, lyrics, and music devised by and with the cast. Curated and edited by Cynthia L. Dorsey & Edwin Cahill.

Devised from the original Opéra Comique version and short story by Prosper Merimée, Hogfish’s CarmXn is a modern day musical with new dialogue spoken in English and other languages of the border including Spanish, French, and Dari.  Bizet’s magical score comes to life across musical genres with re-imagined mariachi band orchestration by Felix Jarrar and an electronic Flamenco dance party created by Lucy Dhegrae with choreography by Lindsey Bourassa and Amelia Rose Estrada.

The production can come fully cast or can be cast together with your venue. Our original production featured artists from the Metropolitan Opera, Broadway, and beyond. 

The Magic Tree

As part of its inaugural summer season in 2022, Hogfish presented the “North American" premiere production of Gluck’s L’Arbre Enchanté (The Magic Tree), a reimagined for modern Mainers version of the Versailles 1775 one-act party piece commissioned by Marie Antoinette. The opera features tunes sung in the original French along with a thirteen-piece orchestra, a contemporary Maine adaptation of the dialogue in English that rebirths the original’s absurd comedy for today by director and Hogfish founder Edwin Cahill, and a post-opera celebratory dance party with electronic music inspired by the baroque score by DJ xnrg.

Hogfish commissioned a full piano/vocal score and orchestral parts for this production to accompany the Bärenreiter full score edited by Bruce Alan Brown. English language libretto, piano/vocal score, orchestral parts, and electronic dance party music riffing off of themes from the score are all available for rental. Libretto could also be adapted for your current location.