In the seventeenth century, the French statesman Cardinal Richelieu relied heavily on the advice of Father François Leclerc du Tremblay, known as France’s éminence grise for his gray monk’s habit. Like the famous cardinal, today’s business leaders have their gray eminences. But these advisers aren’t monks bound by a vow of poverty.
On a le choix dans la vie : Mozart or not Mozart
À quinze ans, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt est dépressif et songe à se suicider. C’est à ce moment qu’il entend par hasard les répétitions des Noces de Figaro,