| Edition |
1st Vintage books ed. |
| Description |
x, 304 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Knopf, 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 287) and index. |
| Contents |
The apprentice. "Be patient" ; Always on the go ; King Farouk ; A box at the Metropolitan ; Too many clouds ; "Can you handle the job?" ; A man of the theater ; From the water to the bridge ; Texas grit ; The turnaround man -- The boss. Breathing with Jimmy ; Battle hymn ; The new prima donnas ; The playground ; Siamese twins ; The trapeze artists ; No light in the tunnel ; The club ; The new class ; At home ; The angel. |
| Summary |
Behind-the-scenes look at more than forty years of the highlights, successes, and day-to-day inner workings of New York's Metropolitan Opera House by Joseph Volpe, the only general manager to have risen through the ranks. Volpe looks at the Met today as well as its glittering past. He writes about the general managers he worked under, his own embattled rise to the top, the maneuverings of its blue-chip board, and his masterful approach to making a family of highly charged artist-stars and visionary directors -- From publisher description. |
| Note |
PSU Kansas Collec. Clugston. Given in the memory of Will Humble. |
| Subject |
Volpe, Joseph.
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Opera producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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Volpe, Joseph. (OCoLC)fst01629815
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (OCoLC)fst00519669
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Opera producers and directors. (OCoLC)fst01046182
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Author |
Michener, Charles.
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| ISBN |
9781400096756 (pbk.) |
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1400096758 (pbk.) |
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