Queen Hezumuryango

Mezzo-Soprano

Originally from Burundi, Queen Hezumuryango holds both her master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Montreal and is a Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio alumna. She is also a laureate of Theatre Lyrichorégra's Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques. Performance credits include Carmen in Carmen (BrottOpera), Lola in Cavalleria rusticana (COC), Ebba Sparre in La reine-garçon (COC), and Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Highlands Opera Studio). She was a semifinalist in the OSM Competition in 2021, won an Encouragement Award at the Eastern Region of the Laffont Competition in 2023 and won the Kurt Weill award at the KWF Lotte Lenya Competition in 2025. In 2024, she was named as one of CBC’s “30 hot classical musicians under 30” and nominated for a Dora Award for her work in Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha.