Adele Addison
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Adele Addison (born July 24, 1925) is an African American opera singer. She is a soprano. She was the singing voice for Bess (played by Dorothy Dandridge) in the 1959 movie Porgy and Bess.
She studied at Westminster Choir College, Princeton University, the Juilliard School and the Berkshire Music School at Tanglewood, as well as training with Povla Frijsh. Her recital debut was in Boston, in 1948. In 1952, she made her New York debut at Town Hall. She sang with the New York City Opera, the New England Opera Theatre and major orchestras. Career peaks have included the world premiere of Lukas Foss' Time Cycle, the American premiere of Francis Poulenc's Gloria, and a solo appearance under Leonard Bernstein for the opening of Lincoln Center's concert hall (now Avery Fisher Hall). She has made many recordings with Mr. Bernstein conducting.
Her repertory stretches from Baroque to the contemporary.
She has been a voice teacher for SUNY at Stony Brook, Eastman School of Music and Aspen Music Festival and School. For many years, she was also on the faculty, serving for a time as Chair, of the Voice Department at the Manhattan School of Music, which awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2001.
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