Obituary: Zurich’s Director of Studies Ann Beckman Dies at 69
Opernhaus Zurich’s director of studies Ann Beckman has died at the age of 69. Beckman, a native of Kansas, United States studied piano and conducting. After graduating, she worked as a pianist and musical assistant at the Portland Opera and later as a song accompanist for the Berkshire Music Center. There, she worked alongside Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and John {…}