Arthur Fagen conducted the Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur, the oldest Orchestra in Switzerland, conducted in the past by Hermann Scherchen and Wilhelm Furtwängler and connected with composers like Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky and Anton Webern. Mr. Fagen performed the second version – rarely performed – of Mendelssohn’s Symphony n. 4 (Italian), edited in 1833/1834, and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Op. 64, joined by soloist Sergej Krilov, as well as a première of Sommernachts-(tag)-Traum by Swiss composer Rolf Urs Ringger. The critics have been very enthusiastic ( please see reviews ).
Arthur Fagen conducts Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, one of the most frequently staged operas worldwide, at the North Carolina Opera’s Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
This new production has become the best-selling production in the organization's history, setting a new ticket sales record since the company was founded. Performances on January 30 at 7:30 p.m. and February 1 at 2 p.m. at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. INFO
