From: Blytheville, Arkansas
Appearances at The Dallas Opera
Show Boat (2015/2016, debut)
Rigoletto (2022/2023)
Romeo and Juliet (2023/2024)
La traviata (2024/2025)
Malcolm Payne Jr. is an alumnus of the University of North Texas with performance degrees in voice and flute. Mr. Payne made his Dallas Opera mainstage debut as Count Ceprano in Rigoletto in 2022. He made his Carnegie Hall debut as a featured soloist with the Turtle Creek Chorale in the world premiere of Dreamland: Tulsa 1921. He is a former Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artist with Fort Worth Opera, where he originated the role of Stephen Biko in the world premiere of Joe Illick’s Stand Up. Future engagements include Friar Jean in Romeo et Juliette (The Dallas Opera), baritone soloist in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Flower Mound Symphony Orchestra, and a guest artist recital in the Warfield Concerts Series.