The Verdi Chorus first started performing in 1983 at the old Verdi Ristoranti di Musica in Santa Monica under the direction of soprano, and former Pasadena City College opera program director, Anne Marie Ketchum de la Vega, our Artistic Director. The Verdi Chorus presents four concerts each year as well as other collaborative events, and brings the beauty of grand opera choruses to community audiences. It offers performance opportunities to both aspiring and established singers.
THE VERDI CHORUS – Fall 2019
| *Claire Andreae | *Judy Fenton | Kelly O’Shea |
| Tony Arn | Judy Tran Gallego | Mauricio A. Palma II |
| Lorna Bank | Joseph Gárate | Emily Peterson |
| Charlotte Bash | Peter Goldman | Esteban Rivas |
| *Alexandra Bass | Tiffany Ho | Fernando Ruiz |
| Janice Batzdorff | Amy Hogue | Raed Saade |
| Elias Berezin | Bill Ketchum | Sarah Salazar |
| Emma Berggren | Camille Kunze | Eva Schwarzmann |
| Daniel Brennan | Debra Lane | Francoise Sorgen-Goldschmidt |
| Tom Campbell | Will Lyons | Dina Spevack |
| DeJuan Carlos | Kathy Macauley | Susan Stolting |
| *Julia Chang | Claudio Marchesan | Frank Strauss |
| Elisabeth O. Clark | Megan McDonald | Merle Strauss |
| Bradford Daley | Sunny Meyer | Ariana Stultz |
| Natalie de los Reyes | *Yoko Mizuno | Irene Sutton |
| *Debra Dysart | Dina Murphy | Robin Van Zak |
| Hatem Elgenedy | *Limari Navarrete | Juan “JC” Vega |
| Gordon Fain | Martin Olvera | Andrew Walker |
| * Not Pictured |
