Nicholas Carratura comes from a small town in northern New Jersey. While finishing his Undergraduate degree at Rutgers University, he became a young artist at the Castleton Festival in Rappahannock county Virginia. He was a young artist there for four seasons. During his fourth season, he started his Graduate studies at Shenandoah University just down the road in Winchester VA. During his time at SU and beyond, Nicholas has worked with many opera companies along the east coast. Nicholas has also been a voice teacher and a church musician since 2012. Along with classical music, Nicholas loves classic rock, jazz, Standards, and show tunes. He is also a die hard NY Giants fan.