Conductor Arthur Fagen and the Atlanta Opera Orchestra created a lovely support for the singers. Dynamic contrast and musical gestures went hand-in-hand with Puccini’s verismo soundscapes.
Stephanie Adrian, Opera News, December 2015
The music is totally sublime. You can close your eyes and be transported to heaven by the score which is so wonderfully conducted by Arthur Fagen. I’ve seen La bohème many times and I have never, seen a better stage setting.
Bob Heller, http://www.atlantaartsscene.com/la-boheme, October 4, 2015
[…] This was also due to the excellent ensemble of singers, assured by conductor Fagen’s leadership from the pit. The music underscored the voices and drama with perhaps the Atlanta Opera orchestra’s best playing to date, beautifully rendering Puccini’s lush and heady score.
Mark Gresham, http://www.artsatl.com/2015/10/review-atlanta-operas-la-boheme/, October 6, 2015
The orchestra performs the lushness and grandeur of Puccini’s score under conductor Arthur Fagen but also adapts to the score’s quieter moments and intimate moments of subtly mounting drama.