El director musical Arthur Fagen, quien se ha convertido en el favorito de la concurrencia, estuvo al mando de la orquesta. Al salir al podio recibió una ovación tan grande que duró varios minutos. Su comando de la orquesta fue impecable, destacándose una excelente interpretación de la muy famosa “Cabalgata de las valquirias”, que podemos comparar en importancia a la marcha triunfal de Aida de Verdi.
Ximena Sepulveda, Pro Opera, June 10, 2024
Weep for joy, friends. The Atlanta Opera has assembled a magnificent world-class cast for the most challenging of operas.Tomer Zvulun, general and artistic director of the Atlanta Opera, has called Die Walküre the most ambitious production in the company’s 45-year history […] The opera on opening night was masterfully conducted by Atlanta Opera Music Director Arthur Fagen, who drew polished playing from the pit orchestra. Fagen maintained an excellent balance, never overwhelming his singers. This was gorgeous Wagner, with burnished string playing and majestic brass sonorities.
Paul Hyde, artsatl.org, April 30, 2024
The Atlanta Opera is increasingly proving itself a “destination” opera company. Certainly, the fact that it is now ranked one of the top-10 American opera companies by Opera America is one in-industry measure of that, it’s the productions themselves, particularly the impressive Die Walküre which opened this past Saturday, that are proof of the draw of increased audience from outside of the metro-Atlanta area […] The Atlanta Opera Orchestra, under the assured baton of music director Arthur Fagen, forged a formidable, motivated Wagnerian performance of the music that made the exceptionally long evening progress much more quickly than expected.
Mark Gresham, Ear Relevant, April 30, 2024