Tichina Vaughn

American mezzo-soprano Tichina Vaughn gained her BA in Vocal Performance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and began her operatic career as a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Programme. Tichina serves as Associate Professor of Music in voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Awards include the 2021 Grammy Award for Porgy and Bess (Metropolitan Opera).

Recent engagements: Maria Porgy and Bess (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra); Old Lady Candide (Opéra de Lyon); Amneris Aida (Forth Worth Opera, Cincinnati Opera); Monisha Treemonisha (Opera Theatre of Sain Louis); Maria Porgy and Bess, Innkeeper Boris Godunov and First Maid Elektra (Metropolitan Opera); Emelda Griffith Champion (Boston Lyric Opera); and the Witch Hansel and Gretel (Royal Opera House).