Adele Addison (Soprano)

Born: July 24, 1925 - New York City, New York, USA

The black American soprano, Adele Addison, studied at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, and the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood. She also took lessons with Povla Frijsh.

Adele Addison made her New York debut at Town Hall in 1952, then sang with the New England Opera and the New York City Opera. She made numerous appearances with major American orchestra. Her extensive repertoire included works extending from Baroque era to the 20^th century.

Source: Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of 20^th Century Classical Musicians (1997)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2001)

Adele Addison: Short Biography | Recordings of Vocal Works under her name

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Leonard Bernstein

Soprano

BWV 244 [sung in English]

Ralph Hunter

Soprano

[V-1] (1957): BWV 232

Serge Koussevitzky

Soprano

BWV 232 [unofficial recording]

Charles Munch

Soprano

BWV 243

Robert Shaw

Soprano

BWV 232, BWV 244
[V-11] (1950): BWV 245 [sung in English; 1^st recording]

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