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.
02 / Performance record
Where I’ve sung Zaccaria
Selected productions of Verdi’s Nabucco.
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 ↗
04 / On stage
Zaccaria in images
Seattle Opera, 2015, and the Arena di Verona, 2025.





