Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Isabella in Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri, Suzuki in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Grand Vestale in La Vestale conducted by Gabriele Ferro, Cornelia in Handel's Giulio Cesare, the Mother in Il Prigioniero, Brigitta in Korngold's Die Tote Stadt among others. She made her Arena di Verona debut as Amneris in 2003 and returned there in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, and 2012 working with conductors Marco Armiliato, Placido Domingo, Daniel Oren, Vjekoslav Šutej and Piergiorgio Morandi. She has sung Ulrica in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera in many world stages, notably at the San Francisco Opera, and Graz Opera.<ref name="auto3"></ref Teatro di Salerno</ref> Teatro Massimo Palermo, Ancona, Verona and Dresden. Vaughn's "full-blooded Azucena" in Il Trovatorein a Stuttgart performance, "with her room-filling presence, her vocal flexibility and vibrant top is a powerful representation of this role." She appeared as Azucena at the Greek National Opera, Hungarian National Opera, Sacramento Opera, Teatro Verdi Trieste, and Teatro Carlo Felice. Vaughn sang three roles, Serena, Maria and Lily, in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, at the Metropolitan Opera with James Levine, the Kennedy Center with Bobby McFerrin, and the English National Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Bregenzer Festspiele, Miscolc Festival, Ravinia Festival, Opera Carolina, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Dutch National Opera where she also created the role of 'Mother of Aida' in Micha Hamels Caruso in Cuba. Other appearances as a guest artist were at the Los Angeles Opera (Frugola in Puccini's Il Tabarro with James Conlon), Finnish National Opera, The Israeli Opera (Verdi Requiem), Korea National Opera (Mrs. Quickly in Verdi's Falstaff), and Oper Frankfurt. Concert Major concerts include appearances in Santiago de Chile (Verdi Requiem), Atlanta Symphony orchestra, American Symphony, NDR, Teatro Petruzzelli Bari (Aleksander Nevsky) under Julian Kovachev, Berliner Festspiele, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Taipei Symphony under Roberto Abbado, and the Kennedy Center (Missa Solemnis), She frequently performs Lieder and other recitals with partners such as Maris Skuja, Wolfgang Heinz, Lars Jönsson, Nicola Luisotti, and Eytan Pessen at the piano. Vaughn is also a versatile Jazz and gospel performer. Personal life In December 1992 Vaughn married singer Derrick Lawrence. Their union produced two children and ended in divorce in December 2007. In 2015 Vaughn was chosen as 'Role Model Beyond Beauty' by OTC beauty magazine, highlighting "women of color who have made significant advances in their careers and who have given back to their communities." Her portrait by