East Studio Building, JS117
Education
- M.M., Master of Music, Indiana University, 1999
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1997
Biography
Kimberly Carballo is senior lecturer and coordinating opera coach for IU Opera Theater at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She is also an active international performer and educator.
Carballo has previously worked as the mainstage and young artists’ program coach for the Compañía Lírica Nacional de Costa Rica and as music theory instructor and vocal coach at the Conservatorio Musical de Alajuela, Escuela de Artes Musicales de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional in Costa Rica.
In addition to her duties at the IU Jacobs School of Music, Carballo maintains a private studio as a freelance coach, collaborator, and piano teacher. She is founder and director of Reimagining Opera for Kids (ROK), a music community engagement and education program based in Bloomington, Ind. She is also part of the inaugural and ongoing team for Tunaweza Kimuziki (Through Music All is Possible), a project promoting exchange among music educators, scholars, and performers in Kenya and the United States.