by Daniela Rodríguez | Nov 5, 2024 | Reviews
“Regarding Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony, it is important to note that Maestro Arthur Fagen’s interpretation balanced intimacy, reverence, and grandeur. He never exaggerated his gestures; instead, he was very restrained in his expressiveness, yet this did not...
by Daniela Rodríguez | Jun 18, 2024 | Reviews
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...
by Daniela Rodríguez | Apr 26, 2024 | Reviews
L’Opéra-Théâtre de l’Eurométropole de Metz propose une création tous les deux ou trois ans en moyenne. Hasard du calendrier, alors que le projet a été initié il y a déjà quelques années, c’est un spectacle inscrit dans l’actualité brûlante du moment qu’on a pu...
by Daniela Rodríguez | Apr 26, 2024 | Reviews
In a night overflowing with emotion, the Compañía Nacional de Ópera closed with a flourish the season last Thursday, December 14, with Donizetti’s work “L’Elisir d’Amore”, at the Main Hall of the Teatro de Bellas Artes. The audience, enthusiastic, gave...
by Daniela Rodríguez | Jun 2, 2023 | Reviews
Thrilling orchestra under Fagen. It’s not just Wagner’s own libretto and the look of the stage that are so stunning. It’s the music, the large cast of acting singers, and the marvelous orchestra that will just bowl you over. Last, but hardly least,...
by Daniela Rodríguez | Jan 22, 2022 | Reviews
Under the baton of renowned conductor Arthur Fagen, whose respect for Beethoven’s score was apparent in every bar of his reading of it, the musicians of the North Carolina Opera Orchestra played with precision of pitch, rhythm, and ensemble that would...
