Christian
Van Horn
Bass
New England First Place Winner, 2003
National Council Winner 2003
Bass-baritone Christian Van Horn recently made his Baltimore Opera debut as Colline in Puccini’s La Boheme following his departure from Chicago’s Lyric Opera Center for American Artists. During his tenure in the Windy City Mr. Van Horn welcomed a succession of important debuts. He appeared with Lyric Opera of Chicago first as the King in Aida and also as Zuniga (Carmen), Count Ceprano (Rigoletto), and the Police Kommisarius in Der Rosenkavalier. Christian was seen in the title role of Chicago Opera Theatre’s Le nozze di Figaro, and he sang Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Chicago Philharmonic. He also made an unexpected debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a last minute replacement when he appeared on just two days notice in Tippett’s Child of our Time under the baton of Sir Andrew Davis. Christian returns to Chicago this fall for Lyric Opera’s season-opening gala concert at Grant Park.
Other past credits for Mr. Van Horn include the 2003 Richard Tucker Gala concert, Bach Cantatas with the Seattle Symphony, Beethoven’s 9th with the Yale Philharmonia, and his Florida Grand Opera debut in 2004 as Masetto in Don Giovanni. He will return to FGO next season to sing Karenin in the world premiere of David Carlson’s Anna Karenina, a role he will repeat with Opera Theatre of St. Louis later in the season.
This summer takes Christian first to California where he will sing Beethoven’s 9th and Schubert’s Tantum Ergo with the Pacific Symphony. He then moves on to his native state of New York for the opening night of the 2006 Bard Music Festival. Future engagements also include his debut with Arizona Opera as Mozart’s Figaro, followed by an appearance as Zuniga with Opera Pacific.
A 2003 Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals Winner, Mr. Van Horn has been recognized with grants from the Richard Tucker Foundation as well as the William Matheus Sullivan Foundation. He has also won awards in the Opera Index, MacAllister, Liederkranz Foundation, and Licia Albanese-Puccini competitions. Mr. Van Horn holds both a Master’s degree and Artists Diploma from Yale University School of Music.
Mr. Van Horn is represented by Caroline Woodfield, ICM Artists, Ltd
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