Michelle De Young
Mezzo-soprano, 2001 Grammy Award Winner
Underwritten by: Priority Health

Internationally acclaimed mezzo soprano Michelle DeYoung returns to her alma mater to perform selections that highlight her lustrous voice. Since attending Calvin in the late 1980s, she has established herself as one of the most exciting artists of her generation. This season DeYoung returns to the Chicago and London Symphony Orchestras and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Orchestras. She also makes her debuts with the Orchestra de Paris, the Betroth Festival, and the Milwaukee, Puerto Rico and New Mexico Symphonies. DeYoung’s most recent recording, Les Troynes, with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra, won the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Album and Best Opera Recording. Her program will feature Rossini’s Le Regata Veneziana, Wagner’s Wesendonk Lieder and various selections by Strauss.

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