The roles / Giuseppe Verdi

Zaccaria

Nabucco

From Seattle Opera to the Arena di Verona, Zaccaria is Verdi’s spiritual anchor in Nabucco—a role of gravity, conviction, and sweeping vocal scale.

Bass-baritoneSeattle Opera · 2015Arena di Verona · 2025
Zaccaria · Seattle Opera, 2015
01 / On film

Zaccaria on film

Performance excerpts from the Arena di Verona.

Arena di Verona · Performance excerpt I
Arena di Verona · Performance excerpt II
02 / Performance record

Where I’ve sung Zaccaria

Selected productions of Verdi’s Nabucco.

2015
Nabucco
Seattle Opera · Seattle

Seattle Opera debut.

Company archive ↗
2025
Nabucco
Arena di Verona · Verona

Stefano Poda’s Arena production.

Production record ↗
03 / In the press

Critical voices

Reviewers on Zaccaria in Seattle and Verona.

“He had a reassuringly imposing resonance, edged with warmth that made us want to follow his Zaccaria anywhere.”
Seattle, 2015 · Queen Anne News via Seattle Opera ↗
“Van Horn dispatched Zaccaria’s three arias (each with unique vocal challenges) with skill”
Seattle, 2015 · Opera Warhorses ↗
“Le baryton-basse Christian Van Horn confère beaucoup de noblesse à Zaccaria, avec une ligne de chant sûre et élégante.”

English translation“Bass-baritone Christian Van Horn brings great nobility to Zaccaria, with a secure and elegant vocal line.”

Verona, 2025 · Forum Opéra ↗
“American bass Christian Van Horn was an excellent Zaccaria, with a confident emission and well-defined low notes”
Verona, 2025 · Opera Diary ↗