Addison Ballew | American Operatic Soprano
Soprano Addison Ballew, from Upstate South Carolina, is a recent graduate of Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, where she completed her Master of Music degree. Addison completed her Bachelor of Music from Furman University in 2022, earning a degree in vocal performance. She was last seen as the soprano soloist in Haydn's Mass in B-flat (“Theresienmesse”) with IU's University Chorale and Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier) in Heidi Grant-Murphy's Opera Workshop. Last fall she performed the role of Norina (Don Pasquale) and Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro) with IU Opera Workshop, and last spring, she premiered the roles of Hélène and Fanchette with Unsung Opera. Other credits include Zerlina (Don Giovanni) and Little Red Riding Hood (Into the Woods), as well as the choruses of Dido and Aeneas and Sasha Janes’ The Nutcracker. Addison is a NATS Regional Qualifier in the divisions of Musical Theatre and Classical Voice, receiving honors in both categories. Addison has been a finalist in the William E. Schmidt Youth Competition and the Classical Singer Competition, where she was a Top Ten Finalist in the Musical Theatre Pre-Professional Division in 2020.
In addition to singing, Addison was chosen to study in the '24 opera studio at the acclaimed American Institute for Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria. Addison conducted voice science research through Furman University’s Music Department under the mentorship of Lisa Barksdale, CCC-SLP. As well, Addison was the teaching assistant in Music History under Dr. Gary Malvern at Furman University. In her final year at Jacobs, Addison was the Secretary of the Student National Association of Teachers of Singing.