The Toughest Show on Earth: The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera by Volpe, Joseph
The Toughest Show on Earth: The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera by Volpe, Joseph

The Toughest Show on Earth: The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera

The Toughest Show on Earth is the ultimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the divas and the dramas of...
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SKU: 9781400096756
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Author: Joseph Volpe
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Toughest Show on Earth: The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera by Volpe, Joseph

The Toughest Show on Earth: The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera

€35,82
The Toughest Show on Earth: The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera by Volpe, Joseph

The Toughest Show on Earth: The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera

€35,82
Author: Joseph Volpe
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
The Toughest Show on Earth is the ultimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the divas and the dramas of New York's Metropolitan Opera House, by the remarkable man who rose from apprentice carpenter to general manager.

Joseph Volpe gives us an anecdote-filled tour of more than four decades at the Met, an institution full of vast egos and complicated politics. With stunning candor, he writes about the general managers he worked under, his embattled rise to the top, the maneuverings of the blue-chip board, and his masterful approach to making a family of such artist-stars as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Teresa Stratas, and Renee Fleming, and such visionary directors as Franco Zeffirelli, Robert Wilson, and Julie Taymor. Intimate and frank, The Toughest Show on Earth is not only essential for music lovers, but for anyone who wants to understand the inner workings of the culture business.

Author: Joseph Volpe, Charles Michener
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 10/09/2007
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.26w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9781400096756


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 10/21/2007 pg. 20

About the Author
Joseph Volpe was born in Brooklyn. He joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1964 and was its general manager for sixteen years. He lives in New York City with his wife, the former ballet dancer Jean Anderson Volpe, and their daughter.

Charles Michener was senior editor for cultural affairs at Newsweek and senior editor at The New Yorker and has written widely on music for many publications. He collaborated with Robert Evans on The Kid Stays in the Picture and was coauthor with Peter Duchin of Ghost of a Chance. He lives in New York.
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