Autograph Addison by Addison Adele, Signed (2 results)

No Binding. Condition: Fine. In this autograph letter signed, the soprano Adele Addison Berger thanks John Pitcherale for sending reviews and hopes that he is "working with joy. This last is definitely part of the happy life " Signed: "Warmest greetings, Adele" Handwritten and signed on a 5" x 3" folded "Thank You" card. Included is the transmittal envelope addressed to: "Mr. John Pitcherale, 1075 Pleasant Street, Belmont, Massachusetts".  Adele Addison Berger (1925- ) is an American soprano and actor. She made her classical debut as a recitalist at New York's Town Hall and opera debut as Mimi in Puccini's La Bohème (1955). She preferred a career as a recitalist singing German Lieder, Negro spirituals, and art songs. John (Giovanni) P. Pitcherale (1919?-1998) was a friend of The Boston Symphony Orchestra.  He is also listed as one of the principal correspondents in The Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt. Condition: Fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Biographical note for a 1952 performance by Adele Addison, of "The Passion According to St. Matthew." Sheet was carefully excised from a larger musical programme, with the lower portion neatly trimmed; a faint crease, else fine. Adele Addison, an African-American opera singer, a soprano, and was the singing voice for Bess (played by Dorothy Dandridge) in the 1959 movie 'Porgy and Bess.' Signed by Adele Anderson beneath her portrait and printed name. Measuring circa 5 1/2 by 8 inches, printed on both sides, illustrated reproducing a black-and-white photograph of Adele Addison, depicted from the shoulders up, facing the camera, smiling. Prints a twenty-three line statement about Adele Addison, including biographical material and details of previous performances. Verso prints an advertisement for a performance of Handel's Messiah; also by the Worcester Oratorio Society.