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Peter-John Layton, Tenor

Peter-John’s study of Bel Canto with Nitta and love of music has lead to roles in a range of musicals, oratorios and operas with companies such as Sutherland Shire Light Opera, the Oratorio, Opera & Theatre Company, Sydney University Graduate Choir and Rockdale Opera.

He has sung the roles of Dickon in The Secret Garden, Cain and Japheth in Stephen Schwartz’s Children of Eden, Obediah in Elijah, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicci, Harlequin in Pagliacci, Pinketon in Madama Butterfly and Borsa in Rigoletto.

Lisa Fomin, Singer and songwriter

"Nitta's coaching has made a tremendous change in my vocal abilities. After years of unhealthy singing, which resulted in a badly damaged larynx, I can feel the "comeback" of my voice. And it's getting stronger with every lesson."

Peter Edwards, Tenor

"Nitta Caruso has performed miracles in helping to recover my dramatic tenor singing voice in just over a year of patience, care and her expertise gained over many years of coaching singers with damaged throats and voices.

Like many dramatic tenors I sang the baritone range for many years before singing the tenor part with the Sydney Philomonia Choirs. I have sung in choirs since the age of nine.

As a school teacher I used my voice in class every day until one day, seven years ago, I found difficulty speaking and singing. Eventually I lost my voice completely and had to take leave from teaching for a period of almost six months and was unable to sing for more than twelve months.

Peter-John’s work with Rockdale Opera includes the roles of Count Panatellas in La Perichole, Laertes in Mignon, Colonel Fairfax in Yeomen of the Guard, Bartucci in Paganini, Uldino in Attila, Lieutenant, the Duke of Dunstable in Patience, Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Paris in La Belle Helene, Nanki Poo in The Mikado, Tarara in Utopia Limited and he is currently preparing for the role of Lord Allcash in Auber’s Fra Diavolo.

Based in Sydney, Peter-John is available for a variety of functions and can be contacted at pjlayton@unwired.com.au

After 18 months of speech therapy to correct my speaking voice, I started singing again, but was told to sing in the baritone range.

When I started lessons with Nitta in mid 2007 I could only sing a few scales before my voice started to falter. At the end of each lesson I cuold not speak without losing my voice part way through a sentence. I thought the tenor range was a thing in the past.

Nitta stated that mine was one of the more damaged voices she helped recover.

Now my tenor voice is re-emerging but more importantly I am learning how to sing the tenor correctly using the Bel Canto style.

I am certainly very grateful for the wonderful transformation that Nitta has achieved in little over twelve months and although my full recovery will take more work, Nitta promises me that I will eventually be able to sing a "good top B!". "