Posted June 9, 2009 - 9:44am by Matt Itelson
Alumna Michelle DeYoung, a Grammy winning mezzo-soprano, recently enjoyed several gigs with the San Francisco Symphony. Performing works by Schubert and Berg, DeYoung (attended ’89-’90) garnered acclaim from Bay Area classical music critics.
In the San Jose Mercury News on May 28,
Richard Schenin described DeYoung’s voice as “supple and caramel-voiced, a dramatic force. Her voice curled like smoke through these fever-dream songs about love, isolation, torment, obsession.“
In the May 29 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle, Steven Winn wrote: “At times, DeYoung seems to spin out long lines without a break, while the orchestra, sighing and heaving, did the breathing for her. It was a wondrous collaboration.“
