As the most august of Poppea’s many suitors, bass-baritone Christian Van Horn was perfectly cast as Claudio, the rightful but misguided ruler. In addition to his outstanding vocal skills, he possessed a remarkable instinct for physical comedy. His “seduction” of Poppea was hilarious: if Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks ever gave lessons in the art of seduction, the result would probably have looked something like this.
— KALEN RATZLAFF, OPERA NEWS June 2011
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