Quoted as having “…[V]ocal strength and theatrical finesse” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), tenor, Nathaniel Catasca, is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mr. Catasca spent the summer of 2023 as a Young Artist with Glimmerglass Opera Company as a cover in this season’s Candide. Before his arrival to Cooperstown, he finished a performance of Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte with Opera Arlington. Previously, Nathaniel was a Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artist for Fort Worth Opera’s 2022/2023 season, where he partook in the World Premiere of Stand Up, written by Joe Illick and performed the role of The Messenger in Aïda by Verdi, among other concerts. Last summer, Mr. Catasca was an Apprentice Artist with Central City Opera playing the role of Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus by Strauss in the 2022 season. He made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut portraying Nemorino/ Tamino in the children’s production of The Magic Victrola in the spring of 2022. Select other roles include Matteo Borsa in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Javier Moreno in Torroba’s Zarzuela, Luisa Fernanda, Le Comte Barigoule in Viardot’s Cendrillon, and Arithmitique/ The Tree Frog in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges. Other companies include those of Hawai’i Opera Theatre, and Finger Lakes Opera. Nathaniel was due to cover the role of Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème before its cancellation with Florentine Opera. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Oklahoma, and a Master of Music & Literature from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Robert Swensen.
