About Queen
Originally from Burundi, Queen Hezumuryango holds both her master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Montreal, where she earned prizes such as the Ferguson Scholarship, the Gadbois Bursary, and the support of the Jeunesses Musicales Canada foundation. Recent credits include Mercédès in Carmen (COC), Larina in Eugene Onegin (Highlands Opera Studio), Tisbe in La cenerentola (Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance), Zita in Gianni Schicchi (Canadian Vocal Arts Institute) and Carmen in La tragédie de Carmen (Atelier d'opéra à l'Université de Montréal). She was a semifinalist in the OSM Competition in 2021 and is currently a Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio member.
Press
“Mezzo-soprano [Queen] Hezumuryango portrayed the religiously fervent Evelyn, using her vibrant stage presence and her impressive vocal dynamics to take us on the emotional roller-coaster of a woman facing her encroaching mortality.”
— Dawn Martens, Opera Canada
Photography: Brenden Friesen
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