The most remarkable thing about “Marguerite” is the effect it produces. It’s the story of a rich woman who fancies herself an opera singer, but she can’t sing at all. She can’t stay in tune or hit a ...

Imagine the worst opera singer ever. Now imagine that she’s determined to perform in public. That’s the premise of an award-winning French satire that’s based on a true story. It’s called Marguerite, ...

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There’s a line in “Marguerite” — a strangely moving story of a wealthy heiress whose passion to sing opera is matched only by her profound tone-deafness — that put me in mind, ever so briefly, of a ...

Questions surround the character of “Marguerite,” surname Dumont, a wealthy woman in 1920s France who devotes her life to singing opera, even though her voice is ferociously off-key. Is she delusional ...

Canada’s first female saint, Marguerite Bourgeoys, was a pioneer in many respects. Not only was she the first teacher of Montreal and the foundress of the first non-cloistered female religious ...

I am a great basketball player. Truly, there is almost nothing I can't do on a basketball court. Except play basketball well. We all lie to ourselves about something, harbor a secret belief that we're ...

Perhaps the name Marguerite Littman is one you don’t know, but I suggest you have your eyes examined if you missed any of her many obituaries when she died in late last fall. The list came rather ...