Tenor & actor
Mario Lanza
Sold millions of records and drew a generation into opera through films. Pavarotti and Carreras both said he was why they started.
Mario Lanza was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who saw his performance and was impressed by his singing. Prior to that, the adult Lanza sang only two performances of an opera. The following year (1948) he sang the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly in New Orleans.
- Born
- 1921-01-31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1959-10-07, Rome, ItalyA Wednesday, aged 38
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1921-01-31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 11°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 21°18′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 21°49′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 27°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 20°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 17°41′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 24°08′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 4°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 12°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°14′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1959-10-07, Rome, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 13°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 20°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 27°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 3°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 20°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 0°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 1°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 19°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 5°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 5°13′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Mario Lanza 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.