Artist
Adele Addison
Popular
Albums
Compilations
Appears on
Debussy: Le martyre de Saint Sébastien, L. 124
Leonard Bernstein
Foss: Time Cycle & Song of Songs
Leonard Bernstein
Händel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 (Remastered)
George Frideric Handel
Handel: Messiah - J.S. Bach: Magnificat
Leonard Bernstein
Inauguration Concert of Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall
Jon Vickers
Arthur Berger & Richard Donovan: Chamber Works
Various Artists
Copland: 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson & Las Agachadas & In the Beginning
Aaron Copland
Bach: Mass in B Minor (Volume 3)
Saramae Endich
Bach: Mass in B Minor (Volume 1)
Saramae Endich
Bach: Mass in B Minor (Volume 2)
Saramae Endich
About
Adele Addison (born July 24, 1925) is an American lyric soprano who was a figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. Although she did appear in several operas, Addison spent most of her career performing in recital and concert. Her performances spanned a wide array of literature from the Baroque period to contemporary compositions. She is best remembered today as the singing voice for Bess (played by Dorothy Dandridge) in the 1959 movie, Porgy and Bess. Known for her polished and fluent tone, Addison made a desirable Baroque vocal artist. She can be heard on numerous recordings, of which her Baroque performances are perhaps her best work. Many of her recordings were made with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Leonard Bernstein.