Catapult Opera

01/22/2026

Last Wednesday we kicked off the release of our historic world-premiere recording of Nadia Boulanger’s La ville morte, where soprano Melissa Harvey gave a captivating snapshot of the intoxicating score. Stream the album now directly from pentatonemusic.com or your favorite streaming platform.

12/31/2025

Join us for the La ville morte Album Release Party at 5:30pm, Wed. Jan. 14 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in Midtown Manhattan. Tickets and more info available at the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!

10/25/2025

🎉🎉🎉 To celebrate we are thrilled present the World Premiere of "Ernestine"!

The latest addition in our Digital Opera Shorts series features the “Scena” from Joseph Bologne, le Chevalier de Saint-George’s opera of the same name, which was last recorded in 1974 by legendary soprano Faye Robinson with Paul Freeman and the .

Creator & Executive Producer Alicia Waller .music honors Ms. Robinson and Joseph Bologne’s legacies in this Short, that features star soprano and Metropolitan Opera Competition winner Raven McMillon .mcmillon.soprano as the titular character, singing under the direction of Catapult’s Founder & Artistic Director Neal Goren and the Catapult Opera Orchestra.

With this historic addition to the operatic canon, Catapult aims to bring greater awareness to Bologne’s contributions to classical music and give sopranos across the globe a wonderful new aria to add to their audition and concert repertoire. Click the link below to watch the entire Short and celebrate World Opera Day! 🎉🎉🎉

https://www.catapultopera.org/ernestine

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05/28/2025

The Met doesn't have the monopoly on Salome this spring -- look no further than Catapult Opera's San Giovanni Battista which opens in Brooklyn next month.

04/25/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the premiere of “La ville morte” at — your support made this weekend of performances unforgettable! 🌟 a special thank you to Susan Brodie for the glowing review in Classical Voice North America. Check out the full review with the link in bio. ⛓️‍💥

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04/25/2024

"Goren and Catapult Opera deserve high praise for this singular work and successful event." -Classical Voice America

Thank you to everyone who made the LA VILLE MORTE premiere a success! And thank you to Susan Brodie and Classical Voice America for the glowing review ✨

Neal Goren Melissa Harvey Jorell McGhee Williams Joshua Dennis - Lyric Tenor Laurie Rubin Talea Ensemble NYU Skirball Greek National Opera – Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή Εναλλακτική Σκηνή ΕΛΣ / GNO Alternative Stage Candice Donnelly Greg Joye

NEW YORK – La ville morte should have been the sensation of 1914 Paris but for the hand of fate. More than a century later, the only opera composed by the influential teacher was given its New York premiere by Catapult Opera Company.

04/19/2024

✨ Opening Night is finally here! ✨

Join us as we raise the curtains on “La ville morte” tonight at NYU Skirball 🎶 Get ready to be transported into the captivating world of Nadia Boulanger’s sole operatic masterpiece.

🎟️ Limited tickets available for this unforgettable opera experience. Secure yours now and witness the magic unfold on stage! Ticket link in our bio.

Discount code still available for our followers: CATAFAMLVM

Let’s make this opening night one to remember! 🌟 📸

04/17/2024

CATAPULT featured in the The New York Times! Don’t miss our US premiere of “La ville morte” April 19th-21st NYU Skirball

Nadia Boulanger’s “La Ville Morte” was repeatedly thwarted by death and World War I, then nearly lost. Finally, it is having its American premiere.