2023 Artists In Residence
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Matthew Anchel
Bio
Matthew Anchel is a born and raised New Yorker from the Upper West Side. He started singing at the age of 6 in the Metropolitan Opera's Children's Chorus and as an adult has been singing professionally for 15 years. He has sung with the Metropolitan Opera, LA Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Glyndebourne, Oper Leipzig, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Arizona Opera to name a few. For the 23/24 season he will sing with The Metropolitan Opera for their productions of Tannhauser and The Magic Flute, Nashville Opera's production of The Magic Flute, Romeo and Juliet with Arizona Opera and Alcina with St. Petersburg Opera. Matthew has also performed in Cabarets, Drag Shows around NYC and has a TikTok with nearly 800k followers. He also has a voice studio in New York where he teaches singers at the MET, Broadway and other stages all over the world
THIS SUMMER AT HOGFISH
CarmXn
Escamillo
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Excerpts from Catfish the Musical
July 7th at the Grange Hall in Cape Elizabeth
I have wanted to write a musical for years and have tried before, but never found the right story. Catfish The Musical is loosely based on Miklós László’s play, Parfumerie, which has been adapted before for movies (Shop Around The Corner, Good Old Summertime, You’ve Got Mail) and got the stage (She Loves Me) and I have put my own spin on it, making almost every character a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
I often find that art created about LGBTQ+ people can focus on the trauma and struggle that we go through being different. Writing a romantic comedy filled with diversity and characters that genuinely care about each other and want to do the right thing definitely falls under escapist entertainment these days, and that’s what I want this show to be. A joyful escape featuring LGBTQ+ people anf people of color to center them in stories that aren’t just about trauma.
Melisa Bonetti
Bio
Dominican-American Mezzo-Soprano, Melisa Bonetti Luna, is a versatile singer whose experience encompasses both new works and traditional operas and concert works. Melisa’s most exciting projects this season include mezzo soloist at Carnegie Hall for the Bach’s Magnificat and Christmas Oratorio with the Cecilia Chorus of NY, soloist at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center and the Kimmel Center with the Philadelphia Orchestra in a concert of Ancient Tang Poems with the I Sing International Festival, the premiere of A Marvelous Order by Judd Greenstein and Tracy K. Smith, and the lead in the premiere of Paraíso, an experimental opera by Sokio, at National Sawdust. Melisa’s upcoming season includes Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette, and Maddalena in Rigoletto with Opera San Jose, a soloist in the iSING! touring festival in China, and Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana with the Helena Symphony. Melisa is committed to the importance of equality and diversity, which she feels begins with the youth. She has dived into work in various musical education programs with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the Brooklyn School of Music, and the Bronx School of Music. Melisa has been hailed by Opera today as “a warm, supple mezzo that struck all the right impressions” and as “commanding a wonderful presence in the lower middle voice but also easily soaring heavenward with a well-schooled top.” Previous seasons include Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Eva in An American Dream with Virginia Opera, Tyler in the premiere of Three Way with Nashville Opera and American Opera Projects at BAM, which Melisa was also in the Grammy nominated original-cast recording for, Emelda in the original workshop of Champion by Terrance Blanchard with Cincinnati Opera, Anita in West Side Story with the Brott Music Festival (Ontario), Die Knusperhexe in Hansel und Gretel with Union Avenue Opera, Mercedes in Carmen with Nashville Opera & Opera Columbus, and an arias concert tour in Bologna, Italy with the International Voice Masterclass Ebe Stignani program. Melisa has also performed with the Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, and Wolf Trap Opera.
THIS SUMMER AT HOGFISH
CarmXn
Carmen
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Release
July 12th at the Mallet Barn in Freeport
Release is a space we come into as musicians and audience goers, where we utilize standard repertoire as a tunnel for inner discovery and fearless emotional expression. In my experience as an opera singer, many of us love what we do because opera embodies ultimate feeling, but this is executed after rigorous practice, which often comes with an unattainable pressure of perfection. During “Release” we will present repertoire as written, and then we will break past the confines of perfection, using structures and themes from these pieces to feed and morph improvisational ideas that coincide with our most profound truths. “Release” is an invitation to trust in our creative ideas, which ties into validating our own thoughts, with the goal of releasing into a deeper state of feeling that is free from perfection, and more reflective of what is going on in the mind of an artist and/or someone in the audience.
Maria Brea
Bio
In the 2022-23 season Brea represented Venezuela in Operalia. Maria returned to the ASE for their New Orleans Opera recital where she was a soloist under the baton of Maestro Everett McCorvey. Additionally, in December 2022 to Carnegie Hall to make her debut singing Handel's Messiah with the Oratorio Society of New York under the baton of Kent Tritle. She made a reprise of Messiah and her debut with the Indianapolis Symphony OrchestrA. Maria made debut with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra singing Beethoven 9th with Jose Luis Gomez. Ms. Brea made her debut with the Amadeus Ensemble doing an All Mozart concert. She did her Mahler Symphony No. 2 debut with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra as a last minute schedule addition, ten days later she made her Boston debut with Boston Philharmonic singing Mahler Symphony No. 2 at Symphony Hall with conductor Benjamin Zander. Maria made her Schubert Club's debut along with the Jasper Quartet in a premiere Venezuelan composer Reinaldo Moya; In addition, she was headlining at the Schubert Club's 140th season which also featured legendary mezzo-soprano Anne Sophie von Otter. Maria makes her debut at The Metropolitan Opera in their American Ballet production of Like Water for Chocolate in June 2023. For more information visit: MariaBreaSoprano.com
THIS SUMMER AT HOGFISH
CarmXn
Micaéla
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - A Song to My Ancestors | Una Canción a mis Ancestres
July 12th at the Mallet Barn in Freeport
A Song to My Ancestors | Una Canción a mis Ancestres is a musical exploration of songs and nature from Venezuelan traditional music of indigenous, african and iberian influece. The concert will feature the Cuatro (Venezuelan traditional instrument), voice, and other traditional instruments.
Tyson Deaton
Bio
Known for his broad range of repertoire and versatility of style, Tyson Deaton has established a reputation for leading energetic and inventive performances. With his musical roots in the standard canon, his affinity for contemporary works is also acclaimed by audiences and critics. Deaton led Cipullo's Glory Denied in his Fort Worth Opera debut, yielding the first professional recording of this work (Albany), rated “Best of 2013” (Washington Post), and one among “12 Best Full-Length Opera Recordings of 2014” (OperaNews). Other audio releases include the Offenbach rarity L'île de Tulipatan (Albany), and with Julia Kogan, In Jest, (First Hand Records) recorded at Champs Hill. Adept on the concert stage as in the orchestra pit, his recital partners have included Denyce Graves, Michael Norsworthy, Talise Trevigne, Linda Wang, Judith Kellock, Julie Landsman, Victoria Livengood, Craig Mumm, Adrienne Danrich, Sherrill Milnes, and Matthew Worth. Jacob’s Pillow, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The John F. Kennedy Center count among the venues he has been a guest. Joining San Francisco Opera for Sweeney Todd, he has also worked with New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, American Modern Ensemble, Anchorage Opera, Atlanta Opera, Sarasota Opera, and Kentucky Opera, and others. A fervent advocate for the music of our time, Deaton is a frequent consultant for new work development, and has conducted premieres of composers such as Libby Larsen, Zach Redler, Tarik O'Regan, Robert Paterson, Kennedy Verrett, and Stewart Copeland.
THIS SUMMER AT HOGFISH
CarmXn
Pianist/Coach
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Songs of Joseph Bologne de Saint-Georges
July 12th at the Mallet Barn in Freeport
In 2021, I began an unexpected musicological journey with a practical origin. Joseph Bologne de Saint-Georges, a French military official of African descent, master fencer, violinist and composer, was reported to have over 100 solo vocal works which only existed in manuscript form. Eager to include a few on a future program, I was able to locate, obtain, and begin editing a few of the songs. These 'few' quickly increased to encompass Bologne's entire body of vocal works, revealing much about his circle of influence, the company he kept, and his own personal political and artistic interests. This collection has been an opportunity for me to rediscover the essential elements of my own philosophy of musicmaking, albeit through the lens of an underrepresented composer. It has also been envigorating as a performer for listeners to appreciate the beauty and charm of his music, as well as to reaffirm a connection of Bologne's music to a contemporary audience.
Cynthia L. Dorsey
Bio
Cynthia L. Dorsey (noun): the moon personified as a goddess and a multi-disciplinary artist from Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago (BA) and Syracuse University (MA). Cynthia is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of SoulFLY Theatre Society. With SoulFLY Cynthia has devoted her artistry to creating content that liberates the stories of women of color from the page. Cynthia is also an arts educator who was nominated for an Excellence in Theater Education Tony Award. In addition, Cynthia is an award-winning writer, actor, director, producer and filmmaker. Cynthis is the 2022 Prince/TTLP Fellow, a member of the 2022 Theater Producers of Color cohort, and a 2022/23 Broadway League Fellow. It is Cynthia’s goal as an artist to direct and produce both theater and films that empower audiences and invoke societal change. As she forges on, Cynthia, the moon personified as a goddess will continue to fight for her rightful place in the sky.
THIS SUMMER AT HOGFISH
CarmXn
Assistant Director
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Presentation of Scenes from Untitled: A new musical by Cynthia L. Dorsey & Veronique McRae
July 7th at the Grange Hall in Cape Elizabeth
As an artist it is my goal to liberate the stories of women of color from the page. I have recently begun to include myself in that goal by intentionally creating work that I need to see to heal and grow as an artist and a woman. Having seen over 55 shows this season alone on and off Broadway I realized the stories I need to see to invoke said healing is non existent. I decided to create that work myself and having the time to do that this summer working with Hogfish will be invaluable. This piece will support my desire to merge African History and mythology into the present day, with the hopes of helping myself and audiences alike navigate holistically through the trials society throws at us.
One act. Present day. The action takes place over the course of one night in the efficiency apartment of Danai. Danai inadvertently calls upon the Spirit realm for help in a moment of heightened anxiety and distress. The Orisha gods visit with Danai to help her hash out her struggles. The gods take Danai through a spiritual whirlwind that forces her to choose her life's path moving forward.
The Orishas used to tell this story are from the Yoruba religion of West Africa.
Rachel Hurtado Dunbar
Bio
Rachel Hurtado Dunbar is a Mezzo-Soprano from El Paso, Texas who enjoys performing the music of Spain and Latin America. She most recently performed El Amor Brujo with the Indiana University Chamber Orchestra and The Morpheus Quartet with New Voices Opera. Additional performances include Indiana University’s Latin-X Artist Showcase (2021-22) and the Bolcom Cabaret Songs with the University of Hawaii Wind Ensemble (2020). As a member of the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio, Ms. Dunbar sang with the Hawaii Opera Theatre in their productions of Le Nozze di Figaro (2020), Romeo et Juliette (2018), and Eugene Onegin (2017). Winner of the Dorothy Lincoln Smith Classical Voice Award, Ms. Dunbar is an accomplished classical singer. However, she continues to sing and play a wide range of contemporary music including pop, rock, r&b, and ranchera. When she isn’t performing, she enjoys teaching and mariachi coaching. Ms. Dunbar graduated with a B.A. from BYU-Hawaii and an M.M. from the University of Hawaii. She is currently pursuing a D.M. in Vocal Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where she is a student of Dr. Brian Gill.
This Summer At Hogfish
CarmXn
Mercedes
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - A Través de Estos Ojos - La Frontera through my eyes
July 9th at SPACE in Portland
A reading of poems on life in the borderland.
Amelia Rose Estrada
Bio
Amelia Rose Estrada is a queer, Latina interdisciplinary artist and scholar. As a performance maker, she is interested in crafting work that speak to Dominicanidad, gender, queerness, and intergenerational ancestral relationality. Her choreography has been presented at the Spark Theater Festival NYC, Tufts University, FilmFest by Rogue Dancer: h2o Edition, the Koresh Artist Showcase and at Cuerpo Mediado Festival de Videodanza in Rosario, Argentina. In addition to her individual projects, Amelia makes lesbian dance theater with her artistic partner, Elle Jansen, under the company name MELLE. She is currently a PhD student at Tufts University in the Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Department. Her current research focuses on the intersection of dance, race, and nation in the Dominican Republic. She performs as a freelance dancer and has had the pleasure of dancing with Joy Clark, Eventual Dance Company, Catherine Stiller, Brian Sanders' JUNK, Megan Flynn Dance Company, and Leilani Chirino Dance and Drum Ensemble, among others. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in Dance and Classical Studies.
This Summer At Hogfish
CarmXn
La Presy
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Como Las Hortensias (Like the Hydrangea Flowers)
July 9th at SPACE in Portland
Como Las Hortensias (Like the Hydrangea Flowers) explores themes of Dominicanidad, intergenerational relationality, and the laboring Caribbean woman through the story of my grandmother, Minica’s life. Minica grew up in Bonao, a small city in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic. Throughout her childhood and teenage years, she lived with her aunts and worked as a maid in return for room and board. When she immigrated to the US, she worked as a seamstress in New York, married in her early twenties, and had five children. She navigated the complicated realities of being an immigrant, non-English speaking, Caribbean woman living in the US. This performance work considers how gender-based labor and violence often intersect in the body. Critically, I insert pleasure and desire into the work to reintroduce agency and joy into histories marked by trauma, capitalism, and coloniality. I am interested in how the body in motion can ask questions about labor, sexuality, immigration, and how systems like capitalism, racism, and patriarchy impact Latina women in the diaspora.
Gabriel Hernandez
Bio
Puerto Rican-American tenor Gabriel Hernandez was recently called “a tenor to watch” by Operawire. They have been performing since childhood and believe in the power of community and collaboration to create meaningful art. In the fall of 2021, Gabriel exhibited their debut photo series Taking Up Space: Queer Identity in Opera at the Countee Cullen Library in NYC. In the fall of ‘22, Gabriel was spotlighted by the Washington Blade, America’s oldest LGBTQ news source, for their portrayal of Abraham Lincoln. Gabriel began their 22/23 season as Torquemada in Ravel’s l’Heure Espagnole with New Camerata Opera in which they were described as a “wonderful tenor,” followed by performances with Quarry Theater in the world premiere of Yours Forever, Lincoln, where they portrayed the title character. Gabriel’s portrayal as Lincoln was described as “the highlight of the performance” by Maryland Theater Guide. Gabriel will make their house and role debut with Opera Ithaca as Pluto in Buck Ross’ English Adaption of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld. Following this debut, Gabriel joined NERO Orchestra to premiere Felix Jarrar’s first symphony, Banishing Grief.
This Summer at Hogfish
CarmXn
Remendado
Visual Artist for “Borderlands” Gallery
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Songs of Joseph Bologne de Saint-Georges
July 12th at the Mallet Barn in Freeport
Felix Jarrar
Bio
With music described as “dreamlike”(Boston Globe) and “delightfully cruel” (Operawire), NYC-based Felix Jarrar is a composer/pianist whose “music flows from him in the most natural and lively way” (Tom Cipullo). His accomplishments include performances at Symphony Space, (le) poisson rouge, Feinstein's/54 below, the BAM! Fisher Hillman Studio, Roulette Intermedium, and Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. Jarrar’s works have been performed internationally by artists from the Metropolitan Opera, the New England Repertory Orchestra, the Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra, the duo Unassisted Fold, and Spark Duo. His output of 230 works includes over 200 art songs, 13 operas, 2 string quartets, 2 cantatas, and a symphony. One of the most in-demand collaborative pianists in NYC, he maintains coaching studios in Manhattan and Boston. Jarrar is a vocal coach and accompanist at Mannes School of Music. He was a 2022 artist-in-residence with Midori & Friends. This season, he debuted his ensemble The Jarrar and Brea Duo with award-winning Venezuelan soprano Maria Brea and worked with Opera Ithaca, Santa Fe Opera, and Penn Square Opera. Jarrar also works in crossover repertoire, having performed with Broadway singers that starred in recent productions of Into the Woods, Six, Hadestown, and Wicked. Jarrar completed his Bachelor of Arts from Marlboro College with Highest Honors in Music Composition and Piano Performance and received his Master of Music degree from Brooklyn College on multiple scholarships. His primary teachers include Jason Eckardt, Stanley Charkey, Tania León, and Robert Merfeld. He was mentored by piano pedagogue Burton Hatheway.
This Summer At Hogfish
CarmXn
Orchestrator/Pianist/Coach
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Conflict, Passion, & Reflection
July 12th at the Mallet Barn in Freeport
(Also playing for Melisa Bonetti’s project Release on July 12th as well as Cynthia López-Pérez’s project Canciones de mi Tierra on July 9th.)
Conflict, Passion, and Reflection is a program that explores my own process of healing. The singers featured on this program, Cynthia López-Pérez and Maria Brea, as well as librettist Bea Goodwin, have been a huge part of my growth as a musician and person. In response to both the trauma of the pandemic and the prejudices I have faced as a queer POC, I have created my own safe space to share my art and emotions. Works featured include “I, the dead sea”, “The Dreamer” from the cycle Eclipse (text by Goodwin) and “Amethyst’ from my Symphony no. 1, “Banishing Grief.” I wrote these at crucial points in my career, when I was facing highly emotional obstacles. “Maria la O” by Ernesto Lecuona will also be featured as a meaningful and cathartic contrast to my work.
Adrian Kramer
Bio
In the 2022/23 season Tenor Adrian Kramer joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera, covering the role of Steuermann in Der fliegende Holländer, and debuted as Cavaradossi in Tosca with Opera San Jose, as well as singing Hoffegut in Die Vögel with Pacific Opera Victoria. Additional recent credits include Toby Higgins in Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, and as Die Nase, Iaryzhkin, and a Eunuch in Die Nase, both with Komische Oper Berlin, Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette with San Diego Opera, and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Cape Symphony. Other credits include Opera Philadelphia, Opera Omaha, San Diego Opera, Edmonton Opera, and Santa Fe Opera, as well as an off Broadway debut with Ensemble for the Romantic Century. In 2024 he will appear as Don José in Carmen with Maison symphonique de Montréal. Initially training as a baritone, Mr. Kramer's professional credits in that repertoire include performances with Chicago Opera Theater, Canadian Opera Company, the Castleton Festival, Cal Performances, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Saskatoon Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. He has been awarded the Professional Development for Artists Grant from the Canada Council, the Chalmers Professional Development Grant from the Ontario Arts Council, The Campbell Wachter Memorial Prize from Santa Fe Opera, as well as winning the Louis Quilico Competition and the Juilliard Honors Recital Competition. Mr. Kramer has received funding from the Olga Forrai Foundation and the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation. He holds degrees from The Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School.
This Summer at Hogfish
CarmXn
Don José
Visual Artist for “Borderlands” Gallery
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Original Music by Adrian Kramer inspired by the Hogfish residency
July 12th at the Mallet Barn in Freeport
A few tunes written by Adrian during his artist residency, inspired by his time in Southern Maine. Played on guitar and sung by Adrian.
Evan Little
Bio
Evan identifies as a versatile theatre/music artist, studying performance, directing/dramaturgy, and collaborative piano at App State University. He had the honor of studying under many Broadway veterans, including T. Oliver Reid, Carolann Page, and Thom Christopher Warren, to name a few! Favorite credits: Director (Favors), Mastiff (The Moors), Vocalist/Man u/s (Working), Ensemble (Something Rotten), Gabriel (As I See It [Dance Concert]), Various (Rider New Works Film Festival). Upcoming: Dramaturg (Sunrise at Campobello), Asst. Director (Passage). Within the music world, Evan accompanies singers and instrumentalists in lessons, coachings, juries, and studio classes, studying under the renowned Dr. Catherine Garner of Eastman School of Music. Additionally, Evan has extensive experience in dance pedagogy/choreography for high schools, middle schools, summer camps, and children's theatre. He is going into his senior year in the theatre honors program and plans to write his thesis on inclusive, collaborative, and contemporary directing practices with the intent of creating a safer environment in the fine arts for all future artists. Thanks to Matt and Edwin for trusting me with this position! Evan hopes his dramaturgical studies will honor this thoughtful and artistic production and is thankful to be working with so many talented artists in his professional debut. Biggest thanks to his biggest support system: Mom and Dad!
This Summer at Hogfish
CarmXn
Assistant Dramaturg/Directing Intern
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Boxes by Madisyn Fleming
July 7th at the Grange Hall in Freeport
In this ten-minute play by Madisyn Fleming, Boxes details the realistic experiences, tribulations, and culture of gay men, exploring themes of mental health, body image, and strained familial and cultural ties. However, at the center of these struggles is shared experience, and it’s through that understanding that the unconditional friendship of Easton and Nathan help them navigate these struggles together. With this special connection, will Easton and Nathan find the courage to express their inner thoughts? This touching short play is both impactful and charming, and the truth of the real life experiences thatthe play was based on shines through the dialogue, making it a piece of theatre many will connect with.
When Nathan expresses his anxiety around seeking to make connections that are unwanted, Easton relates, not able to help but feel that there is some part of him that just isn’t romantically desirable. The tender support between the two illustrates the need for community and friendship, and the playwright develops this connection in order to appeal to the experiences of many audience members. While honoring and giving voice to marginalized identities, there are also elements of this piece that are universal to all audience members.
In all, real life stories of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals are important now more than ever with constant proposals of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and the continuing hate and violence that BIPOC individuals face. To humanize these two communities in a simple but moving way is what makes Boxes by Madisyn Fleming a particularly relevant piece.
Bryan Murray
Bio
Bryan Murray is a NYC based lyric baritone. His recent engagements include Jupiter in "Orpheus in the Underworld" with Opera Ithaca, the priest and fisherman in Kaija Saariaho’s "Only the Sound Remains" at The Biennale in Venice, Strasbourg festival, and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Prior to the covid shutdown, Bryan had a one year contract with Deutsche Oper Berlin as a Stipendiat, performing comprimario roles in 12 productions for the 2018/19 season including: Fiorello in "Il barbiere di Siviglia," Moralès in "Carmen," and Marullo in "Rigoletto." On the concert stage, Bryan has performed with NY Baroque Inc. and Teatro Grattacielo in Manhattan, the Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra, the Yale Philharmonia, the Jacksonville symphony, the New Haven Symphony, and the Yale Camerata. Bryan obtained a Master of Musical Arts degree in opera performance from Yale University’s School of Music under the tutelage of Richard Cross and Doris Yarick-Cross.
This Summer at Hogfish
CarmXn
Zuniga
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Songs of Joseph Bologne de Saint-Georges
July 12th at the Mallet Barn in Freeport
Aj Paramo
Bio
Aj’s pronouns are They/He/She.They recently completed the EPR Program at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, participating in shows such as Nativity Variations, A Christmas Carol, and Much Ado About Nothing. They are a graduate from UIUC with a BFA in Theater. Illinois Theatre Credits: Sweat (Oscar), Pshitter (Bougerlas). They will also be in the upcoming fall production of Rent as Angel at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois. This is their first time in Maine and they are so grateful that the Hogfish Family was so welcoming and allowed them to experience it this way. In their free time Aj works as a freelance makeup artist, choreographer and model in Chicago. They dedicate their work and love to their two mothers and cat, Buttercup, who is definitely in the audience watching right now.
This Summer at Hogfish
CarmXn
Dancairo
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Boxes by Madisyn Fleming
July 7th at the Grange Hall in Freeport
Cynthia López-Pérez
Bio
Praised for her “beautifully free and full upper register” (Voce di Meche) Compton-born Xicana soprano, Cynthia López-Pérez, is an avid performer of both standard and new repertoire, specializing in Latinx works and programming. Upcoming performances include Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) with the Boston Festival Orchestra and NEMPAC Opera Project and “Soul Echoes”, a work based on sworn declarations by child migrants by J.E. Hernandez with ConcertiaHTX and Project Amplify. Ms. López-Pérez’s recent performances include Natalia (Caravana de Mujeres), Maria (West Side Story), and Mimì (La bohème) with MassOpera; Leonore (Fidelio) with Promenade Opera Project; Despina (Così fan tutte) and Blanche (Dialogues des Carmélites) with Boston Conservatory Opera; Nannetta (Falstaff) with Martina Arroyo Prelude to Performance; and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) with The Ohio State University Lyric and Opera Theater. Ms. López-Pérez has had the pleasure of working with local Boston companies such as MassOpera, NEMPAC Opera Project, Promenade Opera Project, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera, and OperaHub. Ms. López-Pérez completed her graduate studies at Boston Conservatory, where she was the recipient of the Yolanda Cerreta Pangaro Scholarship, earning her degree in Opera Performance under the tutelage of Dr. Rebecca Folsom. As an arts advocate, she has had the pleasure of combining her work as a professional in the arts with her passion for advocacy through concert work, lectures, panel discussions, community outreach, and philanthropy.
This Summer at Hogfish
CarmXn
Frasquita
July 26, 28, 29th at Mechanics’ Hall
Kegs & Roses
June 24th in the Beckett Castle Rose Garden
Farm to Stage Series
Personal Regenerative Arts Project - Canciones de mi Tierra
July 9th at SPACE in Portland
Canciones de mi Tierra showcases the song cycle "Cuatro Canciones en Nahuatl" by Salvador Moreno. Nahuatl is an Indigenous language that has been spoken in Mexico since at least the seventh century, prior to colonization. There are many words in Spanish spoken in Mexico that are heavily influenced by Nahuatl, and many famous cities and landmarks still keep their native names such as Xochimilco or Chapultepec. The language is beautiful and sacred to my own Indigenous ancestry and identity. This project aims to amplify works that focus on Indigenous languages and their preservation.