Editing Adele Addison (section)

{{Short description|American lyric soprano (born 1925)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image        = Adele Addison.jpg
| caption      = Adele Addison in 1955<br/>(photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]])
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1925|7|24}}
| birth_place  = [[New York, New York]], U.S.
| origin       = [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
| genre        = [[Opera]]
| occupation   = Singer<br>[[Lyric soprano]]
| years_active = 1948–1960s
}}

'''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 [[concert|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 (film)|Porgy and Bess]]''. Known for her polished and fluent tone, Addison made a desirable [[Baroque music|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]].