Contralto
Kathleen Ferrier
A telephone operator who entered a singing competition on a bet and became the most loved British singer of her generation. She died of cancer at forty-one.
Kathleen Mary Ferrier was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar. Her death from cancer, at the height of her fame, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death.
- Born
- 1912-04-22, Higher Walton, Lancashire, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 1953-10-08, London, EnglandA Thursday, aged 41
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1912-04-22, Higher Walton, Lancashire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 1°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 7°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 20°34′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 12°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 9°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 14°43′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 20°40′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 3°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 21°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°16′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1953-10-08, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 14°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 20°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 5°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 17°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 14°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 26°24′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 28°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 22°54′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 23°17′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 24°26′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Kathleen Ferrier 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.
