The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods.
It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.
John Bacon, Sculptor (1740) |
Alben W. Barkley, Vice President (1877) |
Dale Carnegie, Writer (1888) |
Ron Dellums, (1935) |
Marlin Fitzwater, Public Servant (1942) |
Dan Glickman, Politician (1944) |
Colin Hanks, Actor (1977) |
Garson Kanin, Playwright (1912) |
Alphonse Karr, Critic (1808) |
Eric Carr, Musician (1991) |
Arthur Hailey, Novelist (2004) |
Comte De Lautreamont, Poet (1870) |
Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont, Author (1870) |