Quoted as having “…[V]ocal strength and theatrical finesse” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), tenor, Nathaniel Catasca, is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Mr. Catasca was most recently a Resident Artist with Portland Opera.  There, he debuted the roles of Bill Watson/ Lloyd the Bartender in Paul Moravec’s The Shining, as well as Bardolfo in Verdi’s Falstaff.  Portland Opera also gave him other opportunities such as performing the role of Ira in Will Liverman’s The Factotum, and participating in The Juliet Letters by Elvis Costello.  Before his arrival in Portland, Mr. Catasca was a Studio Artist with Sarasota Opera.  There, he debuted the role of Le Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen.  Previously, Nathaniel was a Young Artist with Glimmerglass Opera Company as a cover in Candide by Leonard Bernstein.  Before his arrival to Cooperstown, he finished a performance of Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte with Opera Arlington.  In the 2022/2023 season, Nathaniel was a Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artist for Fort Worth Opera, 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.  In 2022, Nathaniel was an Apprentice Artist with Central City Opera playing the role of Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus by Strauss. 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.

Nathaniel is excited to portray Parpignol and cover the role of Rodolfo in Portland Opera’s production of La Bohème this fall before returning to Sarasota Opera in the winter.

Other companies include those of Hawai’i Opera Theatre, and Finger Lakes 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.