Ann Ayars

Biography

Ann Ayars was a renowned American soprano and actress born in Beverly Hills, California on July 23, 1918. She gained international recognition for her dual role as singer and actress in the 1951 British film The Tales of Hoffmann, followed by a successful teaching career at Mt. San Jacinto College from 1968 to 1987, where she staged 19 full-length opera productions and was made a professor emerita.