(Photo: CPR/Brad Turner)Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung sings in the CPR Performance Studio, accompanied by conductor Andres Cladera on piano.
Colorado's Michelle DeYoung is a Grammy-winning singer who performs on the world's most prestigious opera stages. The mezzo-soprano has performed in numerous productions with the Metropolitan Opera in New York and performs with the world’s top orchestras.
Get a taste of why audiences love her singing by checking out these videos, recorded at CPR with conductor Andres Cladera accompanying her on piano.
"Dein blaues Auge" (“Your Blue Eyes”) by Johannes Brahms:
"Ich bin der Welt" (“I Am of the World”) by Gustav Mahler:
"Von ewiger Liebe" (“Of Eternal Love”) by Brahms:
And check out this Spotify playlist of some of the recordings featured in the special:
DeYoung performs at the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder on Thursday and Friday, and at the Aspen Music Festival and School in recital at Harris Concert Hall on July 25.
Bravo!
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