Mezzo-soprano Emily Heumann has gained recognition for her "delicious vocals" (Arts + Culture Texas Magazine) and "credible" storytelling (Orlando Sentinel). She has performed with dozens of companies including First Coast Opera, The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra, Rec Room Arts Houston, St. Petersburg Opera Company, The Savannah VOICE Festival, Operativo Houston, and Opera Orlando.
Highlights from the operatic stage include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Mrs. Noye in Noye's Fludde, Nicklausse in Les contes d'Hoffmann, and The Fox in The Little Prince. Emily is an alumna of the St. Petersburg Opera Company Emerging Artist Program, the Opera Orlando Studio Artist Program, The Savannah VOICE Festival Studio Artist Program, and the Florida Opera Theatre Apprentice Program.
Emily is also recognized for her crossover work in musical theatre. Notably, she was seen as Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal at Mad Cow Theatre Company, where critics praised her "believable" performance filled with “emotional complexity” and “pipes to do Kitt’s score justice, even without microphones" (Orlando Weekly). She has also been seen as Éponine in Les Misérables, Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly!, Moll in The Cradle Will Rock, Emily Webb in Our Town, Susie in Wit, Peggy in Godspell, and Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, for which she was named "Best Leading Actress in a Musical" at the Murray Awards.
Emily holds a Master's Degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from The University of Houston and a bachelor's degree from Rollins College. While in Houston, she appeared as Hansel in a critically-acclaimed production of Hansel and Gretel with Rec Room Arts, performed Rossini's Soirées Musicales with Operativo Houston, and appeared as a soloist in presentations of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Handel's Messiah. She has also appeared in concert engagements throughout the United States, including performances at the National Opera Center in New York City.
An advocate for new music, Emily has performed in dozens of contemporary music programs across the country and frequently collaborates with her husband, composer Eric Heumann. She has appeared with new music organizations including Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra, Voices of Orlando (VoxO), the Central Florida Composers Forum, and Foundation for Modern Music Houston.
An active teacher and clinician, Emily serves on the voice faculty at the College of Central Florida, where she was named the 2019–2020 Adjunct Instructor of the Year. She is frequently engaged as an adjudicator, workshop presenter, and master class clinician, working with singers of all ages and experience levels.
Since 2023, Emily has served as Executive & Artistic Director of the Howey Music Series. Under her leadership, the Florida-based nonprofit has expanded its artistic programming, strengthened community partnerships, increased contributed support, and launched new educational initiatives serving audiences throughout Central Florida.