ABOUT

Jamaican baritone Giovani Malcolm is a Doctor of Music student at the IU Jacobs School of Music, where he studies with Tichina Vaughn. He also earned a Master of Music from the Jacobs School of Music. His recent engagements include the world premiere of Kevin Day’s Lalovavi and Bizet’s Carmen with the Cincinnati Opera, as well as Schaunard in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Jacobs School of Music. Additional roles at the IU Jacobs Opera Theater include the Trio Member in Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, Gregorio in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, and Cascada in Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Malcolm actively performs concert works, including Margaret Bonds’ Credo with the University of Delaware Chorale and Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert at the Delaware Arts Festival. He has also performed in Liverpool Oratorio, La Traviata, and Don Giovanni with Cincinnati Opera, as well as Sweeney Todd and Candide at the Jacobs School of Music.

Malcolm was a semifinalist in the 2026 SAS Performing Arts Voice Competition, a finalist in the 2025 NSAL Indiana Chapter Classical Voice Competition and a finalist in the 2024 Carolyn Bailey Argento Vocal Competition of the National Opera Association, recipient of an Encouragement Award at the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition St. Louis District, finalist in the 2022 Florida Grand Opera Young Patronesses of the Opera Competition, and recipient of the Art Song Award at the 2022 George Shirley Vocal Competition.

Beyond the stage, Giovani is dedicated to community and collaboration. He serves on the Junior Board of Washington Performing Arts, adjudicates for the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) and the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival (LAAF), where he recently served as Outreach Coordinator, and performs with the acclaimed ELEVATION! Vocal Ensemble. Giovani is also a Delaware Chorale Scholar and part of the ensemble currently ranked the #1 choir in the world after winning the 2025 World Choir Games.