Leontyne Price (Opera Singer ) was born in Laurel, Mississippi, USA on a Thursday, February 10, 1927 🎈. Leontyne Price is 97 years old. She is a Aquarius ♒ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
Grammy Award-winning African American opera star who was honored with the 1980 Kennedy Center Honor and the National Medal of Arts in 1985.
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| FULL NAME: | Mary Violet Leontyne Price |
| BIRTH DATE: | February 10, 1927 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Laurel, Mississippi, USA |
| AGE: | 97 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Black |
| ZODIAC: | Aquarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Leontyne Price is a Opera Singer. Leontyne was born in the 1920s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
She married William Warfield on August 31, 1952 and they divorced in 1972. Find out who is Leontyne Price dating right now.
She was able to play piano after her family traded their phonograph for one. In high school she sang at various local functions, including funerals, to make money.
DID YOU KNOW A lirico spinto from the deep south, she was one of the first African Americans to lead at the Metropolitan Opera.
FACT Lyndon B. Johnson awarded Price the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.
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Birthday
Currently, Leontyne Price is 97 years old. Her next birthday is away. Leontyne will celebrate her 98th birthday on a Thursday, February 10th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on February 10, 1927. Below is the countdown to her upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Leontyne Price’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. People born between the dates of January 20th to February 18th belong to the eleventh sign in the zodiac, Aquarius. Aquarius are known for being self-reliant, clever, and optimistic. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aquarius.
Famous Aquarius celebrities are Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, The Weeknd, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Shakira, Jennifer Aniston, Charles Darwin, Justin Timberlake, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and Galileo Galilei. Aquarius ruling planet is Uranus. Astrologically, Uranus represents technology, rebellion, and innovation.
Leontyne Price was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Rabbit symbolizes elegance and beauty in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are intuitive, even-tempered, gentle, faithful, compassionate, and clever. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, insecure, vain, overly cautious, and finicky.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Leontyne Price is a 97 years old Opera Singer, born in February, in the Year of the Rabbit (1927), and is a Aquarius. Her life path number is 22. Leontyne’s birthstone is Amethyst, and her birth flower is Violet. You may also check out all famous birthdays in February or specifically birthdays on February 10.
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