Beasley

Kimberly_Beasley

soprano

Kimberly Beasley holds a Bachelor's Degree in Musical Theatre from the University of Colorado, a Master of Music from Valparaiso University, Indiana, and a Certificate of Vocal Performance from Northwestern University. Her stage roles include Cinderella in Into the Woods, the title role in Suor Angelica, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Dorine in Tartuffe, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, and Micaëla in Carmen in addition to being the musical director for productions of A...My Name is Alice, West Side Story, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Children of Eden, Hello Dolly, and The Last Five Years for companies including the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso and OneTheatre in Chicago. Kimberly has taught university courses in applied theory, opera scenes, vocal pedagogy, and opera history. She has performed as a soloist with the Southwest Michigan Symphony, Elmhurst Symphony, the Northwest Indiana Symphony, DuPage Opera Theatre, New Philharmonic, Light Opera Works, and in the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony Choruses. She serves on the voice faculties of two summer music programs, Midwest Young Artists and the Voice and Opera Academy. Kimberly coaches singers at several colleges and universities and performs as a solo artist.