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In Recess

Nov. 17, 2017

Vocal Authority

Justice Steven Z. Perren has been performing in community musical theater and regional operas for more than two decades.

Vocal Authority
Justice Steven Perren in his chambers at the Court of Appeals in Ventura on 11/15/2017

There’s no mistaking the joy in Justice Steven Z. Perren’s voice as he describes the bustling “Quando m’en vo” street scene from Puccini’s “La Boheme.”

“When the music swells up and everybody lets it fly, it’s transcendent,” he said of performing the iconic opera spectacle.

“I don’t know how else to describe it,” Perren continued after a pause. “It’s almost a religious experience.”

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