✨ The reviews continue to roll in for Nadia Boulanger’s revived masterpiece…
Experience the world-premiere recording everyone is talking about. ‘La ville morte’ from @catapultopera is available now! #linkinbio lnk.to/lavillemorte @taleaensemble@nealgoren
👏 Bravo to all! BBC Music Magazine @bbcmusicmag awarded its February ‘Opera Choice‘ to the new recording of Nadia Boulanger’s ‘La Ville Morte with Melissa Harvey @melissa_harvey_soprano Laurie Rubin, @joshuadennistenor Jorell Williams @jorellogram@taleaensemble and conducted by Neal Goren. Praising the performance for restoring a neglected work with depth and vitality, BBC Music Magazine wrote: “Neal Goren conducts the Talea Ensemble with unerring conviction. What might have been just musical archaeology becomes a living work.”.
La Ville Morte is out now to listen on all streaming platforms including @applemusic@spotify@amazonmusic and @qobuz and on CD!
@catapultopera@greeknationalopera #nadiaboulanger #opera #lostopera #classicalmusic
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.
We love a good album launch party! Here are some photos from last night, celebrating the launch of ‘La ville morte’, Nadia Boulanger’s revived opera brought back to life by @catapultopera and @greeknationalopera – held in New York at the @thedimennacenter for classical music and attended by our very own Sean Hickey.
The evening included speeches from Neal Goren, Founder & Artistic Director of Catapult Opera, who conducted ‘La ville morte’ and performances from the cast.
The album La ville morte, performed by @melissa_harvey_soprano , Laurie Rubin, @joshuadennistenor Jorell Williams @jorellogram@taleaensemble Ensemble and conductor Neal Goren, is out now!
https://lnk.to/lavillemorte #opera #nadiaboulanger #albumlaunch #classicalmusic
A century in the making — and tonight we get to celebrate it.
Nadia Boulanger’s La ville morte has waited more than 100 years for this moment: a resurrected masterpiece, now captured in Catapult Opera’s live world premiere recording, produced by @pentatonemusic and released January 9, 2026.
“One thing is clear. The opera’s glorious music is extremely seductive.” — Jason Victor Serinus, SF Classical Voice
Release party tonight at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music:
🍷 French & Greek wine + hors d’oeuvres at 5:30pm
🎶 Musical program at 6:15
Tickets at link in bio.
Almost too good to be true: a Boulanger world-premiere release, Greek and French wine and bites, and you! Join us for our album release party on January 14, 5:30pm EST at The DiMenna Center for Music. 🏛️🍇
More than 100 years after Nadia Boulanger began La ville morte (1910), Catapult Opera’s groundbreaking world premiere (January 2024) now becomes a historic first recording, released on January 9 with our partners @pentatonemusic .
Come celebrate with us in person:
Album Release Party — January 14, 2026 • 5:30pm EST
The DiMenna Center for Music
French & Greek wine, bites, and a program from our cast: @melissa_harvey_soprano , @joshuadennistenor , and @guarino_robin .
Tickets at link in bio.
Thank you to @operawire for the stunning review of ‘La ville morte’ - Nadia Boulanger’s revived opera brought back to life by @catapultopera and @greeknationalopera . Performed by @melissa_harvey_soprano@laurierubin@joshuadennistenor@jorellogram Jorell Williams @taleaensemble and conductor Neal Goren.
“The performance is exemplary [...] delightful from start to finish. It deserves to stand beside other turn-of-the-century gems”
Pre-order ‘La ville morte now, album released 9th January!
https://lnk.to/lavillemorte #comingsoon
#nadiaboulanger #boulanger #classicalmusic #worldpremiere
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!
We’re still riding the thrill of our recent sold-out run of Nothing Follows — with Karim Sulayman delivering an “astonishing” performance as Testo. Across the evening, a remarkable cast gave a versatile and “seamless” rendering of two distinct scores by Muhly and Monteverdi.
Our recent sold-out run of Nothing Follows reaffirmed our work at Catapult: inviting audiences into new perspectives through intensely human stories and striking scores. Swipe for Marcus Shields’ perspective on these mirrored worlds, alongside production images from the run.
Big news in my creative world. I’ve recently joined the Creative Ambassadors group at @utrfest and the Advisory Board at @catapultopera . Grateful to be in community with artists and leaders who are pushing form, lifting new voices and imagining what performance can be next. Excited for what’s ahead.
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