The orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fagen, played with sonorous beauty, delicate and powerful by turns …. So impressed was I by the opera and its production that I returned for a second performance. This is an opera that should be taken up by the operatic establishment. …. Dramatic and accessible, it is an opera from the heart to the heart.
Charles H. Parsons, American Record Guide, June 2011
…..the impeccably prepared cast on opening night (lead roles alternate) …..performed admirably. Best to characterize the performances as being of high quality; things in the pit were even more impressive, as Arthur Fagen guided the Philharmonic Orchestra through Rands’s peaks and valleys, so eloquently crafted to match Vincent’s own.
Susan Elliott, MusicalAmerica.com, April 14, 2011
…. under the spirited baton of Arthur Fagen, manifest the excellence that is the signature of the renowned program at the Jacobs School …..
Benjamin Barber, Huffington Post, April 10, 2011
The production opened with a real-time “drawing in light” of Vincent’s signature on the proscenium curtain, as the orchestra played insinuating solo gestures under the compelling baton of Arthur Fagen, matching the gentle curves of the letters on stage.
Carmen Helena Tellez, Contemporary Classical, April 12, 2011