▁German ▁oper as . ▁His ▁signature ▁roles ▁include ▁Don ▁José ▁in ▁B iz et ' s ▁Car men , ▁B . ▁F . ▁P ink erton ▁in ▁Pu cc ini ' s ▁Mad ama ▁But ter fly , ▁Cav ar ados si ▁in ▁Pu cc ini ' s ▁T os ca , ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁in ▁Wagner ' s ▁L ohen gr in . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Richard ▁T ucker ▁Award ▁winner ▁keeps ▁a ▁demand ing ▁schedule ▁that ▁sees ▁him ▁performing ▁in ▁both ▁concert s ▁and ▁oper as ▁through ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Br andon ▁J ovan ov ich ▁is ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Bill ings , ▁Mont ana . ▁He ▁began ▁in ▁school ▁cho irs ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁before ▁eventually ▁being ▁assigned ▁the ▁male ▁lead ▁in ▁The ▁Sound ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁J ovan ov ich ▁excel led ▁in ▁sports ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁football ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mary ▁in ▁B ism ar ck , ▁North ▁Dak ota . ▁ ▁After ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁he ▁applied ▁for ▁ad mission ▁at ▁Northern ▁Arizona ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁music ▁department ▁with ▁a ▁scholar ship . ▁Initial ly , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁singer ▁but ▁vocal ▁performance ▁was ▁a ▁requirement ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁program . ▁He ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bass - bar it one ▁at ▁first ▁and ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus ▁in ▁Car