The Conductor Arthur Fagen and his house orchestra commenced with a crisp overture, regally played […]
Stephanie Adrien, Opera News, February 2025
La Ópera de Atlanta presentó esta ópera ante un teatro lleno con un escenario compuesto por paredes con jeroglíficos que incluyeron signos zodiacales y que abarcaban un cuadro completo, lo que proporcionó una excelente acústica, donde los cantantes y la orquesta en general, al mando del maestro Arthur Fagen, hicieron brillar todos los instrumentos y voces.
Ximena Sepulveda, November 24, 2024, Proopera.org
The Atlanta Opera’s production of The Magic Flute opened this past Saturday night, capturing the mystical essence and symbolic depths of Mozart and Schikaneder’s iconic work. Directed by Tomer Zvulun and conducted by Arthur Fagen, with set design by C. David Higgins (who also designed the costumes), vivid projections by Nicholas Hussong, and lighting by Thomas C. Hase, the production wove a tapestry of Masonic, Jungian, and astrological symbolism through a synergistic interplay music
This production by The Atlanta Opera has a strong cast of singers — Krause, Ballerini, Zhang being highlights among an ensemble that, in Zvulun’s typical casting fashion, suffers no weak links — vividly underscored by Fagen and the Atlanta Opera Orchestra.
Mark Gresham, November 11, 2024, Earrelevant.net
Maestro Arthur Fagen maintained a consistent interpretation of the score. Though his current tempi are zippier, he remains graciously sympathetic to his soloists, while refraining from belaboring the point during extended orchestral passages.
Daniel Vasquez, November 5, 2024, viardot-vs-grisi.com