Adele Addison
Adele Addison photographed by Carl Van Vechten , 1955
Adele Addison (born July 24, 1925 in Springfield , Massachusetts ) is an American opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
Addison studied singing at Westminster Choir College in Princeton , New Jersey , and at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood . She made her debut in 1952 in the Town Hall in New York. She then received engagements at the New England Opera and the New York City Opera and enjoyed great success with the American Orchestra . Her extraordinary repertoire included works from the baroque period to the 20th century.
In Otto Preminger's film adaptation of Porgy and Bess (1959), Adele Addison lends Dorothy Dandridge her singing voice for the role of Bess.
Web links
- Works by and about Adele Addison in the catalog of the German National Library
- Adele Addison at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Place of birth according to the Beincke Library ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Addison, Adele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Springfield , Massachusetts |