Soprano
Jessye Norman
Sang the Marseillaise wrapped in a tricolour at the bicentenary of the Revolution, to a million people on the Place de la Concorde.
Jessye Mae Norman was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but did not limit herself to that voice type. A commanding presence on operatic, concert and recital stages, Norman was associated with roles including Beethoven's Leonore, Wagner's Sieglinde and Kundry, Berlioz's Cassandre and Didon, and Bartók's Judith. The New York Times music critic Edward Rothstein described her voice as a "grand mansion of sound" that "has enormous dimensions, reaching backward and upward. It opens onto unexpected vistas. It contains sunlit rooms, narrow passageways, cavernous halls."
- Born
- 1945-09-15, Augusta, Georgia, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2019-09-30, New York, New York, USAA Monday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1945-09-15, Augusta, Georgia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 22°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 3°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 19°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 4°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 22°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 17°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°39′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 11°04′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2019-09-30, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 7°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 3°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 26°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 27°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 18°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 14°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 5°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 16°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 20°38′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jessye Norman was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
