[1][2][3] Madagame attended the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance,[4] where he[a] studied under the bass-baritone Stephen West.
[6] He has worked for companies including Passaggio Oper, Fulham Opera, Gerhart Hauptmann Theater in Görlitz, and the Brandenburgisches Konzertorchester.
[7] In 2019, he collaborated and starred in Good Country in Austin, Texas, an opera about the life of stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst.
[1][8][better source needed] Madagame provided voice-over work for the 2016 film The Florence Foster Jenkins Story.
[13] When considering whether or not to transition, Madagame was initially told that he "wouldn't be able to sing anymore professionally" due to the effects of testosterone on the voice.