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Víctor Hugo *II 26 1802 — The Life You Give
Victor Hugo, born Victor-Marie Hugo, February 26, 1802, in Besançon, France, is the poet, novelist, and dramatist who was the most important of the French Romantic writers. Though regarded in France as one of that country’s greatest poets, he is better known abroad for such novels as Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Misérables (1862).…
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Marvel of Peru in Ecuador
It feels very natural to transpose my wondering, my observations, and the attention to the home surroundings which attract my eyes, ears, and often subsequently compel me to capture these through a lens at hand, onto the places I visit far from home, or from what has been common, onto what is culturally out of…
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Renata Scotto *II 24 1934 –The Life You Give
Renata Scotto’s long and successful operatic career was marked by a rare combination of dramatic intensity and vocal flexibility, which allowed her to traverse a wide variety of styles. She believed strongly in the theatrical elements of performing and always focused her energies on the meaning of a text. She also felt much of the…














