“I think, therefore I am,” René Descartes, the 17th-century French philosopher and mathematician, famously wrote in 1637. His idea was straightforward: even if your senses, the ...

spreading Greek culture across a vast territory Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) – Queen of England and Ireland Impact: Oversaw the English Renaissance and the establishment of England as a major ...

In the 16th century, California came within a Tudor whisker of being a queen’s land ... phrase of French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes: “Cogito ergo sum ridens” — “I think ...

The famous saying "I think, therefore I am" was the cornerstone of the philosophy of Rene Descartes, who died 375 years ago this month at the age of 53. His groundbreaking ideas shaped Western ...

Montreal composer Julien Bilodeau doesn’t hold back his enthusiasm for opera. “It’s one of the greatest art forms ever invented by humankind,” he said on a recent Zoom call. “It ...

One of my best friends from high school, Owen McCausland, is singing in this production too, as René Descartes. How did you land the part of Queen Christine? The casting director, Roberto Mauro ...

La Reine-garçon is based on the true story of Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689), who was raised as a boy by her father, Gustavus Adolphus, and tutored by French philosopher René Descartes.

This opera is the first-ever co-commission between the Canadian Opera Company and Opéra de Montréal and is based on the real life story of the audacious and rebellious Queen Christine of Sweden ...

beloved lady-in-waiting to Queen Christine; tenor and Ensemble Studio graduate Owen McCausland sings the part of the famed French philosopher and scientist René Descartes, who Christine enlists ...

French philosopher Rene Descartes argued that nature ... This curated country landscape was in turn appropriated by the French Queen Marie Antoinette, who wanted to create a mini English garden ...

A young man in Britain tried to assassinate the former queen after plotting with a Replika ... Grief, for another. Descartes, the godfather of rationalist philosophy, was so distraught when ...