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Reviews
Joshua Kosman,
"Bass-baritone Zachary Elmassian was a sonorous, amusingly befuddled presence as the family elder, Simone."
John von Rhein,
“The best performance by far comes from Zachary Elmassian, robust of voice and handsome of bearing.”
Paul E. Robinson,
"Elmassian is a big man, with a big bass-baritone voice. He is a terrific actor with great skill in both his speaking and singing."
Rick Pender,
"Tall and powerfully voiced Zachary Elmassian is the meddling, conservative Grand Inquisitor."
Lawrence B. Johnson, Chicago on the Aisle
“Bass-baritone Zachary Elmassian’s authoritative singing... commands the stage, the ear and the imagination."
Kevin McLaughlin,
“The trio of comic bureaucrats (“The Three” — Zachary Elmassian, Colin Ring, and R. Porter Hiatt) also showed off nice voices and good comedic timing."
Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review
"Leading the large cast was Zachary Elmassian as Jeronimus. The young baritone provided the best singing of the evening with his warm, robust vocalism and was quite hilarious in his blustery characterization of the uptight prig. Jeronimus’s Act 1 aria inveighing against the decadence (and equality) of the masquerades was a high point, with Elmassian also bringing a melancholy nostalgia to the middle section that rounded out the character nicely."
Lawrence Bommer,
"A sprightly subplot connects Lisa’s longtime friend Gustl (Zachary Elmassian) with Sou Chong’s soubrette of a sister Princess Mi (Christine Bunuan) for a more comic depiction of a doomed foreign attachment. Their two duets, performed with vaudeville fervor and contagious warmth, are easily the happiest songs to grace Belmont Avenue in many years."
Lawrence A. Johnson,
"Zachary Elmassian brought a solid baritone and worthy acting."
Jeffery S. McMillan,
Opera News
“Excellent contributions were also made by Zachary Elmassian as Simone and Tara Curtis as Zita."
Lawrence Budmen,
“Nicholas Ward’s Fiorelo [sic] and Zachary Elmassian’s Officer were standouts in cameo roles."
Jack Gardner,
"Tenor Daniel Bates and bass-baritones Alex Soare and Zachary Elmassian played three SS officers. These gentlemen are also part of the FGO Young Artists studio and they gave commendable performances in their roles.”
Greg Stepanich,
"Nicholas Ward’s Fiorello, Edgar Miguel Abreu’s Ambrogio, and Zachary Elmassian’s police officer were all ably sung; Elmassian’s bass-baritone was notably strong.”
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