Rachel Payne is a mezzo-soprano from San Jose, California. Her vocal quality reminds listeners of the golden age of singing. She is dedicated to fantastic performance, and is a champion of music and stage production in her various undertakings as a producer.
Rachel’s education has taken her around the world, from New York’s Manhattan School of Music to Vienna’s Musik und Kunst Privat Universität. Her continuing educational pursuits have led her to work with renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, dramatic soprano Linda Watson, Seth Riggs of Michael Jackson fame(!), and lyric baritone Vladimir Chernov, as well as the incredible vocal technician Olga Toporkova.
Rachel has performed in concert in the British Isles in London and Edinburgh, and in Europe in Paris, Vienna, various cities in Germany, Austria and Italy. Also at the historic Town Hall in Auckland, NZ.
When living in Los Angeles, Rachel regularly performed in California. Currently, and for the foreseeable future, she performs and resides in West London, UK.
Beyond opera, Rachel is producing two musicals: Anthem, and Hoarders, and has completed three albums: Twisted Folk, Mourning, and an upcoming children’s animated program, Nursery Tales. She also runs Operation Opera, a podcast about contemporary opera performance and authenticity with fellow singer and voice teacher, Alisa Peterson Larsen.
