Tichina Vaughn began her career as a member of the Lindemann Young Artist Program of the Metropolitan Opera and debuted in Europe as Mistress Quickly in Falstaff at Staatsoper Stuttgart, where she was awarded the title of Kammersängerin. Ms. Vaughn sings regularly with Semperoper Dresden, Teatro alla Scala, Spoleto Festival, the Arena di Verona, and the Metropolitan Opera. Her repertoire includes roles such as Klytämnestra in Elektra, Azucena in Il Trovatore, Amneris in Aida, Herodias in Salome, Fricka in Die Walküre, Waltraute in Die Götterdämmerung, Brigitta in Die tote Stadt, and La madre in Il Prigioniero. Future performances include Mother of Aida/Ritual singer in Caruso a Cuba (Dutch National Opera) and Mère Jeanne in Dialogues des Carmélites (Metropolitan Opera).