Michelle DeYoung
Michelle DeYoung
Mezzo-Soprano

CSU Northridge

B.M. Music/Vocal Arts (2009)Honorary Doctorate (2010)
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  • Established herself as one of the most exciting and talented singers of her generation and recognized as one of today’s pre-eminent mezzo-sopranos.
  • Twice presented the Grammy Award for Best Classical Album and received a 2001 Grammy for Best Opera for Les Troyens with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra.
  • Appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Met Orchestra (in Carnegie Hall), Met Chamber Ensemble, Vienna Philharmonic, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • Also appeared in the prestigious festivals of Ravinia, Tanglewood, Aspen, Cincinnati, Saito Kinen, Edinburgh, Salzburg, and Lucerne.
  • Appeared with many of the finest opera houses of the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Glimmerglass Opera, the Opéra National de Paris and the Tokyo Opera.

Notable CSU Alumni in artists & authors

Rae ArmantroutSan Francisco
Professor of Writing and Literature, University of California, San Diego

San Francisco State

M.A. Creative Writing (1975)
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Mary F. CalvertSan Francisco
Photojournalist, Mary F. Calvert Photography

San Francisco State

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism (1988)
Raynor CarrollLos Angeles
Principal Percussionist, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Cal State LA

B.A. Music (1984)
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Jeff ColsonBakersfield
American Artist

CSU Bakersfield

B.A. Fine Arts (1979)
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Greg ColsonBakersfield
American Artist

CSU Bakersfield

B.A. Fine Arts (1978)
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Sid FleischmanSan Diego
Author

San Diego State

B.A. English (1949)
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Ernest GainesSan Francisco
Author

San Francisco State​

B.A. Literature (1957)
Danny GloverSan Francisco
Actor

San Francisco State​

B.A. Political Science (1971)
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