Pronouns
he/him
Hometown
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Biography
Quoted as having “...Vocal strength and theatrical finesse” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), tenor, Nathaniel Catasca, was most recently apart of Finger Lake Opera’s world premiere of B.E. Boykin’s Two Corners in the roles of Store Clerk and Radio Announcer.
Before that, he was a Studio Artist with Sarasota Opera for the 2024 season, debuting the role of Le Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen. Previous engagements include Glimmerglass Opera Company as a cover in Candide by Leonard Bernstein, and a performance of Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte with Opera Arlington.
Nathaniel was a Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artist for Fort Worth Opera, where he partook in the World Premiere of Joe Ilick’s Stand Up, and performed the role of The Messenger in Aïda by Verdi, among other concerts. Other companies include 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.
Other contracts include the roles of Matteo Borsa in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Javier Moreno in Torroba’s Zarzuela in Luisa Fernanda, Le Comte Barigoule in Viardot’s Cendrillon, Arithmitique/The Tree Frog in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, to name a few. 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.
Nathaniel will perform the following roles in the 24/25 Season: Soloist in The Juliet Letters, Bill Watson/Lloyd the Bartender in The Shining, and Bardolfo in Falstaff.
