creative team

THE MAGIC FLUTE
A Special ROK Commission

Composer   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist   Kelsea Webb
Arranger   Reuben Walker
Stage Director   Jacquelyn Mouritsen
Assistant Stage Director   Kara Duval-Fowler
Conductors   Genna Kim, James Maverick, and David McNeil
​Costumes   Elana Fiorini
Set   Elana Fiorini
Curriculum Guide   Audrey Alessi
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ROK Founding Director, Kimberly Carballo
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Production Managers, Alejandra Martinez and Alex Nelson
Intern, Alexandra Lucas

Kelsea webb, librettist

Hailing from the booming metropolis of Anderson, Indiana, Soprano Kelsea Webb is currently a life-long student.  She is an active member of ROK, having performed the roles of Unicorn in Mooch the Magnificent, Ana/Yeya in Ana y su sombra, and the soprano roles in The Firebringers.  Her favorite past roles include the scheming mother in Falstaff, the slightly-less-scheming, but much more terrifying mother in Hansel and Gretel, and the sad damsel-in-distress in Die Zauberflöte.  In her spare time, Kelsea enjoys coloring, writing poetry, and playing with her dog brother, Indiana Jones. 

​www.kelseawebb.com  

jacquelyn mouritsen, stage director

Jacquelyn Mouritsen is pursuing a Doctorate of Music in Vocal Performance with minors in Music History and Theater with an emphasis in Directing at Jacobs School of Music in Indiana.  She received her Master of Music in Vocal Performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music.  She most recently performed the roles of Cosmic Kay and Emily in the world premiere of Cosmic Ray and the Amazing Chris with New Voices Opera, Ana and Yeya in Ana y su Sombra with Reimagining Opera for Kids and the title role in Rita, which she directed, with Great Lakes Light Opera. Other recent credits include Regan in King Lear at Olmsted Performing Arts, Mademoiselle Silberklang in The Impresario with Great Lakes Light Opera, and Counsel for the Plaintiff in Trial by Jury at Cleveland Institute of Music.

KIMBERLY CARBALLO, FOUNDING DIRECTOR

Founder and director of Reimagining Opera for Kids (ROK), Kimberly is Coordinating Opera Coach for Indiana University’s (IU) Opera and Ballet Theater, and an active international performer and educator.  She has previously worked as the mainstage and young artists’ program coach for the Compañía Lírica Nacional de Costa Rica, and music theory instructor and vocal coach at the Conservatorio Musical de Alajuela, the Escuela de Artes Musicales de la Universidad de Costa Rica, and the Universidad Nacional in Costa Rica.  In addition to her duties at IU, she maintains a private studio as a freelance coach, collaborator, and piano teacher.  Kimberly also forms 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 USA.

​Actualmente Kimberly Carballo es pianista de ópera en la Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater de Indiana University, profesora en el departamento de Música de Cámera y Piano Colaborativo, ejecutante, y educadora con trayectoria internacional.  Ha trabajado como pianista y coach para la Compañía Lírica Nacional de Costa Rica, profesora de teoría y pianista en la Universidad de Costa Rica, el Conservatorio Musical de Alajuela, y la Universidad Nacional.  Además de estas actividades profesionales, en el taller Tunaweza Kimuziki forma parte del equipo inaugural que ha seguido hasta hoy en día; el taller, cuyo nombre significa “A través de la música, todo se puede hacer,” provee oportunidades de interacción e intercambio cultural para músicos y educadores de música, con bases en los EEUU y en Kenya.

alejandra martinez,
​production manager

Alejandra Martinez, soprano, is a native of Southern California and specializes in Spanish and Latin-American music.  Concert credits include performances at the National Council de la Raza, the Cleveland One World Festival, and the world premiere of Juan Orrego-Salas' Ash Wednesday with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra.  Favorite opera roles have been La Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro), Salud (La vida breve), and Lady Billows (Albert Herring).  Ms. Martinez was recently honored by the National Society of Arts and Letters and regularly performs with Reimagining Opera for Kids in Bloomington, Indiana, where she resides with her husband, baritone Nicholas Farmer.  This summer she performed with the Long Beach Opera in production of Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez.  She is dedicated to furthering opera education, which she does with her podcast, the Opera Avengers, and her work throughout Bloomington with ROK, the Musical Arts Youth Organization, and the BloomingSongs Project.

alexandra lucas, intern

Alexandra Lucas is excited to begin her third year with ROK, previously being the Narrator in Ana y su Sombra, the Child Maria in Maria de Buenos Aires, and a Super in ​The Firebringers.  Alexandra studies voice with Heather Narducci, and has played piano for six years, currently studying with Susan Schoch.  She is also a member of Sounds of South, the award-winning choir at Bloomington High School South, where she is playing the role of Christine in their production of Phantom of the Opera.  Previously, she was a three-year member with the Indiana University Children’s Choir, appearing in the following IU operas: La Boheme, Der Rosenkavalier, Cendrillon, and Falstaff.  She has also appeared in theatre productions with Cardinal Stage, Bloomington Playwrights Project, and MCCT.