The Pipers of Santa Monica
Artistic Director-Conductor Anne Marie Ketchum chalks up 40 years at the Verdi Chorus By Steven Leigh Morris "Theater on Steroids" Anne Marie Ketchum, Founding Artistic Director-Conductor of the Verdi Chorus (Photo by Tim Berreth) With a giggle, The Verdi Chorus's founding artistic director-conductor Anne Marie Ketchum recalls a description of opera as "theater on steroids." That's not the only way these two genres…