Madama Butterfly
From 1963-1964 Malbin toured the United States with the San Carlo Opera Company portraying the roles of Madama Butterfly and Mimi. She also made her first appearance at the Houston Grand Opera in 1967 singing Madama Butterfly. That same year she portrayed her first opera role with the San Francisco Opera, Leila in Bizet's "Les Pêcheurs de Perles".