by juanalvaro | Feb 6, 2020 | Reviews
Conductor Arthur Fagen expertly coordinated the singers and players in what is likely the most difficult score the Atlanta Opera Orchestra has ever attempted. Operanews.com, April 2020 Conductor and music director Arthur Fagen manages the requirements of a complex...
by juanalvaro | May 5, 2019 | Reviews
Atlanta Opera Music Director Arthur Fagen brought out the best in the Atlanta Opera Orchestra, delivering a crisp, untroubled interpretation. Stéphanie Adrien, Opera News Online, July 24, 2019 Conductor Arthur Fagen similarly obliges by drawing out beautiful warmth...
by juanalvaro | Feb 23, 2019 | Reviews
Von US Arthur Fagen vorangetrieben, gegliedert, in der Bahn gehalten. Das atmete mitsamt dem Senior am Pult jugendfrischen Übermut – und doch auch gleichzeitig blendend bewältigte Form.So gesehen: ein Optimismus, der ansteckt. Die Philharmonie blickt guter Dinge nach...
by juanalvaro | May 9, 2018 | Reviews
DIAMOND: Rounds for String Orchestra. Music for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Symphony No. 6 / Indiana University Chamber Orch. & Philharmonic Orch.; Arthur Fagen, cond / Naxos 8.559842 Arthur Fagen’s Superb Diamond Performances The late David Diamond was a...
by juanalvaro | May 9, 2018 | Reviews
Conductor Arthur Fagen keeps the emphasis on strong rhythm in that frenzied scene and elsewhere such as the overture, giving fast passages energy and excitement while also paying due attention to slower melodies, varied textures as they move across orchestral...
by juanalvaro | Nov 7, 2017 | Reviews
Holding it all together was the company’s music director, Arthur Fagen. A former chief conductor in Dortmund, he is an old-school Wagnerian in the best way, breathing with his singers, cradling them with the warmth of the orchestra. Pierre Ruhe, Opera Magazine, April...
