We were thrilled to have mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung in residence with Lyric Theatre @ Illinois for a week in March. She hosted a public masterclass and coached students in a recital of Mahler songs. The Mahler recital was unfortunately canceled due to the Coronavirus outbreak, but students were able to learn from Ms. DeYoung's wealth of knowledge during the week.
Michelle DeYoung has already established herself as one of the most exciting artists of her generation.
She appears frequently with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Met Orchestra (in Carnegie Hall), the Met Chamber Ensemble, Vienna Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle, Sao Paulo Symphony, and the Concertgebouworkest.
The conductors with whom she has worked include Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, James Conlon, Sir Colin Davis, Stephane Deneve, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Daniele Gatti, Alan Gilbert, Bernard Haitink, Manfred Honeck, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Kent Nagano, Seiji Ozawa, Antonio Pappano, Andre Previn, David Robertson, Donald Runnicles, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mariss Jansons, Michaela Tilson Thomas, Franz Welser-Most, and Jaap van Zweden.
Ms. DeYoung has also appeared with many of the finest opera houses in the world including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Glimmerglass Opera, La Scala, Bayreuth Festival, Berliner Staatsoper, Hamburg State Opera, Opera National de Paris, Theatre du Chatelet, Opera de Nice, English National Opera, Theater Basel, and the Tokyo Opera. Her many roles include title roles in Samson et Dalila and The Rape of Lucretia, Fricka, Sieglinde and Waltraute in The Ring Cycle; Kundry in Parsifal, Venus in Tannhauser, Brangane in Tristan und Isolde, Herodias in Salome, Jezibaba in Rusalka, Eboli in Don Carlos, Amneris in Aida, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Marguerite in Le Danmation de Faust, Judith in Bluebeard's Castle, Didon in Les Troyens, Gertrude in Hamlet, and Jocaste in Oedipus Rex. She also created the role of the Shaman in Tan Dun's The First Emperor at the Metropolitan Opera.
Ms. DeYoung has been presented in recital by the greatest venues in Europe and North America. Her recording of Kindertotenlieder and Mahler's Symphony No. 3 with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS Media) was awarded the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Classical Album. She has also been awarded the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Album and Best Opera Recording for Les Troyens with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO Live). Her growing discography also includes recordings of Mahler Symphony No. 3 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Bernard Haitink (CSO Resound) and with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck (PID); Bernstein's Symphony No. 1, 'Jeremiah' with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin (Chandos), Das Klagende Lied with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas (BMG), and Das Lied von der Erde with the Minnesota Orchestra (Reference Recordings). Her first solo disc was released on the EMI label.
This season, Ms. DeYoung's many engagements include Bluebeard's Castle at the Welsh National Opera, and appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National d'ile de France, National Orchestra of Belgium, and the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.
She appears frequently with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Met Orchestra (in Carnegie Hall), the Met Chamber Ensemble, Vienna Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle, Sao Paulo Symphony, and the Concertgebouworkest.
The conductors with whom she has worked include Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, James Conlon, Sir Colin Davis, Stephane Deneve, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Daniele Gatti, Alan Gilbert, Bernard Haitink, Manfred Honeck, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Kent Nagano, Seiji Ozawa, Antonio Pappano, Andre Previn, David Robertson, Donald Runnicles, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mariss Jansons, Michaela Tilson Thomas, Franz Welser-Most, and Jaap van Zweden.
Ms. DeYoung has also appeared with many of the finest opera houses in the world including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Glimmerglass Opera, La Scala, Bayreuth Festival, Berliner Staatsoper, Hamburg State Opera, Opera National de Paris, Theatre du Chatelet, Opera de Nice, English National Opera, Theater Basel, and the Tokyo Opera. Her many roles include title roles in Samson et Dalila and The Rape of Lucretia, Fricka, Sieglinde and Waltraute in The Ring Cycle; Kundry in Parsifal, Venus in Tannhauser, Brangane in Tristan und Isolde, Herodias in Salome, Jezibaba in Rusalka, Eboli in Don Carlos, Amneris in Aida, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Marguerite in Le Danmation de Faust, Judith in Bluebeard's Castle, Didon in Les Troyens, Gertrude in Hamlet, and Jocaste in Oedipus Rex. She also created the role of the Shaman in Tan Dun's The First Emperor at the Metropolitan Opera.
Ms. DeYoung has been presented in recital by the greatest venues in Europe and North America. Her recording of Kindertotenlieder and Mahler's Symphony No. 3 with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS Media) was awarded the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Classical Album. She has also been awarded the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Album and Best Opera Recording for Les Troyens with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO Live). Her growing discography also includes recordings of Mahler Symphony No. 3 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Bernard Haitink (CSO Resound) and with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck (PID); Bernstein's Symphony No. 1, 'Jeremiah' with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin (Chandos), Das Klagende Lied with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas (BMG), and Das Lied von der Erde with the Minnesota Orchestra (Reference Recordings). Her first solo disc was released on the EMI label.
This season, Ms. DeYoung's many engagements include Bluebeard's Castle at the Welsh National Opera, and appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National d'ile de France, National Orchestra of Belgium, and the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.