As the conflicted minister Raimondo, Christian Van Horn provided his usual vocal excellence…
— Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review
The breakout performance here was from another Lyric alum, bass-baritone Christian Van Horn, as the meddling tutor Raimondo who probably thinks that he’s truly helping Lucia. With both the restored Act 2 aria and especially later with the chilling “Dalle stanze ove Lucia,” announcing to the wedding party Lucia’s murder of the man she was forced to marry, Van Horn made good on the promise he showed during his Ryan years.
— Andrew Patner, Chicago Sun-Times
