Michelle DeYoung

Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung is a globally sought-after artist, performing regularly with top orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, and London Symphony, and at major festivals such as Ravinia, Tanglewood, Saito Kinen, Edinburgh, and Lucerne. Equally acclaimed on the opera stage, she has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Scala, Bayreuth, Berliner Staatsoper, and Paris Opera, with signature roles including Fricka, Sieglinde, Waltraute (The Ring Cycle), Kundry (Parsifal), Amneris (Aida), Eboli (Don Carlos), Dido (Les Troyens), and Jocaste (Oedipus Rex). She also created the Shaman in Tan Dun’s The First Emperor at the Met.

A multi-Grammy award-winning recording artist, her discography spans Wagner, Mahler, Berlioz, and more, including Les Troyens, Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, and Das Lied von der Erde. She recently founded Ensemble Charité, supporting charities while mentoring young musicians through chamber music performances. Her current season includes appearances with the Sydney Symphony, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Belgium National Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Colorado Symphony, and the Met’s special Verdi Requiem for 9/11’s 20th anniversary.