Goodbye, Mr. Chips, his operatic adaptation of the 1934 novella and short stories by James Hilton, was produced in an innovative cinematic format and premiered in 2021 at the Mill Valley Film Festival, in partnership with Festival Napa Valley. It has since been shown in New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Austin and throughout the United Kingdom. A new recording of Goodbye, Mr. Chips was released on the Pentatone label in January 2025.

His other operas, which include Plump Jack, Usher House, and The Canterville Ghost (joined with Usher House as a double bill “Scare Pair”), have been staged in San Francisco, Cardiff, Leipzig, New York and Los Angeles, and have been recorded by Pentatone.

The composer has received numerous awards and honors, including League of American Orchestra’s Gold Baton, Kennedy Center Outstanding American Composer, European Culture Prize, Opera America’s Hall of Fame, San Francisco Opera’s Spirit of the Opera, and Young People’s Chorus of New York City’s Legacy Honoree.

His work is published by Rork Music.

Guigui is Co-Founder and President of Sunset Pictures, and has won numerous “Best Director” Awards, Grammy nominated, NAACP IMAGE Award, Billboard Awards, ASCAP Awards, United Nations Award, Golden Spirit Award, and was honored by the City of Los Angeles for his artistic contributions to music education. Born in Buenos Aires Argentina, son of renown Orchestra Conductor Efrain Guigui, Martin had an eclectic upbringing in New York City, Puerto Rico and Vermont. A music prodigy playing Violin at age four, his concert debut at age 12, now an accomplished Pianist and Keyboard player. Guigui started his career at SNL, ABC News, and Directed music documentaries for PBS before becoming a feature film Director. Martin has also produced broadcast shows for Veteran causes, Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, Homeless foundations, and Endangered Species. Martin is an amateur astrophysicist and dedicates time to the advancement of the principles of theoretical and observational physics, and a contributing author to the book “After Shock” (50th anniversary of “Future Shock”). Guigui was a standout High School basketball player and still passionately enjoys the game having played in the NBA Entertainment League with the likes of Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Kevin Hart.

Dahlia has performed at London’s National Theatre production of Twelfth Night, John Anson Ford Theatre’s production of Much Ado About Nothing. She is best known for her starring role alongside Ann-Margaret and Sonia Braga as a series regular on the CBS series “Four Corners”. Dahlia recently starred in “Selfie Dad” and “The Muppets” for Disney. Dahlia graduated from England’s Oxford School of Drama.