Ettore Verna (April 8, 1896[a] – August 3, 1962) was an Italian-born American operatic baritone, vocal coach, voice teacher, talent agent and opera director.

Initially raised in the Abruzzi region of Italy, Verna immigrated with his family to the United States in 1911 at the age of fifteen.

A resident of Philadelphia, he began his professional life as a tailor in that city until he was drafted into the United States Army during World War I.

[8][6] After the passage of the Selective Service Act of 1917 during World War I, Ettore Verne was drafted into the United States Army at the age of 21 at a time when he was employed as a tailor at a business in Philadelphia located at 12th and Walnut Street.

Others in the cast included soprano Anna Fitziu as Nedda, Nelson Eddy as Silvio, and Fortunato De Angelis [it] in the title role.

With this company he performed the roles of the Count di Luna in Il trovatore and Germont in La traviata, once again at Philadelphia's Met.

[19] He went on to become a prominent singing coach to performers at the Metropolitan Opera, including singers Eugene Conley, Zinka Milanov, Grace Moore, and Ramon Vinay.

[1] Other performers who studied with him included Kurt Baum,[20] Germana Di Giulio,[20] Kunie Imai,[21] Florence Kirk,[22] Martha Lipton,[23] Tessie Mobley,[24] Dorothy Sarnoff,[25] Polyna Stoska,[26] and Jane Stuart Smith.