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	Birthday Gala speeches
		I'm Joseph Volpe, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera and (applause), thank you, we have two or three presentations.
		The first will be made by a friend of Placido Domingo's, who happens to be, I think, New York City's greatest opera fan, but definitely is the most supportive mayor we've ever had in the city of New York, (applause) Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
	www.tenorissimo.com /domingo/Various/bdgala012101.htm (1536 words)

	The Metropolitan Opera
		Volpe instituted a new education project for young children in cooperation with the City of New York Department of Education and endowed by the Texaco Foundation.
		Volpe is married to Jean Anderson Volpe, a former ballet dancer, and resides in Manhattan.
		Volpe is committed to bringing to the Met the worldâs premiere singers, conductors, directors and designers, in addition to cultivating and nurturing young American talent.
	www.metoperafamily.org /metopera/about/volpe.aspx (1142 words)

	The Volpe Era
		Volpe retires, sometime early in the next century, he will certainly be lauded for increasing the Met's endowment, for introducing Met Titles, for expanding the active repertory, for luring Valery Gergiev to the house, and for trying to increase the number of operas done each season.
		Volpe's direction a house esthetic has emerged that can best be described as "disposable"- new productions are artless placeholders that merely allow the Met to stage a performance of a particular opera.
		Volpe is directly responsible for this debacle because of his meddlesome micromanagement and overzealous beancounting.
	www.parterre.com /volpeera.htm (2882 words)

	Gelb Is Named Met Opera GM (washingtonpost.com)
		Peter Gelb, the president of the Sony Classical record label since 1995, will succeed Joseph Volpe as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in 2006, the Met announced yesterday.
		Volpe released a statement declaring himself "delighted" that the Met had chosen Gelb as his successor.
		In fact, the association between Volpe and Gelb was not always a smooth one.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A10849-2004Oct29.html (529 words)

	The Metropolitan Opera
		William C. Morris, president and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Opera, announced today that Peter Gelb, president of Sony Classical, has been chosen to succeed Joseph Volpe as the Metropolitanâs general manager.
		Peter Gelb, who at one time worked with Joseph Volpe at the Met, is now stepping into the distinguished footsteps of the latter, while a separate circle is closing for me, having known the Gelb family for more than 30 years.
		Morris also paid tribute to the present general manager, Joseph Volpe, who will be retiring on July 31, 2006.
	www.metoperafamily.org /metopera/news/detail.aspx?id=90 (842 words)

	AllRefer.com - Metropolitan Opera Company (Music: History) - Encyclopedia
		Bliss then served as general manager (1981–85) and was succeeded by Bruce Crawford (1985–89) and Joseph Volpe (1990–).
		James Levine, who joined the Met as principal conductor in 1973, has been artistic director since 1986.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MetropolOC.html (704 words)

	Business Wire: Metropolitan Opera General Manager Joseph Volpe... @ HighBeam Research
		HAMPTON, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--Joseph Volpe, 59, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, will become a director of The General Chemical Group Inc. (NYSE:GCG) when a new board of directors is elected following the spinoff of GenTek Inc. (NYSE:GK) from General Chemical April 30.
		Volpe was appointed assistant manager of the Met in 1981, general director in 1990 and general manager three years later.
		The first head of the Metropolitan Opera to have advanced through the ranks, the Brooklyn-born executive joined the Met in 1964 in its scenery department and later became its technical director.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:54302773&refid=ink_tptd_np (496 words)

	WNYC - Soundcheck: Met Life (March 12, 2004)
		Joseph Volpe, the no-nonsense, Flatbush-born general manager of the Metropolitan Opera announced recently that he plans to retire in 2006.
		During Volpe's four-decade tenure, the Met thrived both artistically and fiscally, all while he settled complex labor disputes and put big divas in their place.
		In his first broadcast interview since that announcement he sits down with host John Schaefer to discuss his rise from apprentice carpenter to become arguably the most powerful man in the performing arts world.
	www.wnyc.org /shows/soundcheck/episodes/03122004 (206 words)

	Today's Opera News -- Metropolitan Opera Schedule -- AllAboutOpera.com
		NEARLY 700 opera supporters crowded the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria this month at a lovefest for Joseph Volpe, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera who is retiring this season.
		The formal opera seria story of an ornate court with betrayals, high treason and redemption is illumined with Handel's unusual psychological insight, which gives all that gorgeous musical ornamentation of trills and thrills its own compelling sense of drama.
		Straddling the line between opera and musical theater, New York City Opera's Lysistrata or The Nude Goddess, which premiered in March, was the perfect vehicle for Aristophanes' bawdy Greek comedy about the Athenian heroine Lysistrata.
	www.allaboutopera.com /news/index.php (4420 words)

	The ADL: More about the "monitors"
		Metropolitan Opera Association Joseph Volpe, general manager $1.06 million
		However, the online version does not have the accompanying table that appeared in the print version, which also includes Abe Foxman's salary.
		New York Academy of Medicine Jeremiah Barondess, president $513,171
	www.fpp.co.uk /docs/ADL/NYDailyNews110503.html (4420 words)

	PlaybillArts: News: Metropolitan Opera's Next General Manager Will Be Record Executive Peter Gelb
		The Metropolitan Opera has chosen Peter Gelb, the president of Sony Classical, to succeed Joseph Volpe as general manager, the company announced yesterday.
		Gelb brings to the Metropolitan Opera a deep knowledge of classical music wedded to strong managerial talents," said William C. Morris, president and CEO of the Met, in a statement.
		Gelb will join the company on August 1, 2005, working alongside Volpe for a year before assuming the general manager position when Volpe retires at the end of the 2005-06 season.
	www.playbillarts.com /news/article/664.html (4420 words)

	The ultimate superstar package: Alagna & Gheorghiu -- 07 May 2002
		They have even mended their bridges with the Met - whose general manager Joseph Volpe famously dropped them from La traviata after Alagna tried to interfere with the production design - by appearing at the New York opera house in a recent charity concert.
		Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu are opera's golden couple - more expensive together than individually - yet their choice of roles is pulling them apart.
		But despite Tosca and La Rondine - which the Opera House is reviving as a vehicle for them after their successful 1998 concert performance at the Albert Hall - and several new joint recordings, including Il trovatore and Carmen, they have performed together less frequently over the past three years.
	www.operaheb.co.il /news/enews/enews2002/enews050702.html (4420 words)

	Roberto Alagna - People Magazine 21 June 1999
		The couple have been called "Bonnie and Clyde" by one exasperated director, and Gheorghiu has even been referred to in opera circles as "La Petite Draculette." In a notorious 1997 incident, she infuriated Met general manager Joseph Volpe by refusing to wear a blonde wig in Carmen.
		Unlike Alagna, Angela and Elena, daughters of a train conductor in Adjud, began training for the opera as children.
		Soap Opera: Married singers Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu make beautiful music - and, say some critics, trouble
	www.jcarreras.homestead.com /AlagnaArtPeople1999.html (663 words)

	Maecenas XIX Gala de Bienfaisance
		A highlight of Maecenas is the presentation of the Renaissance Award, and this year's recipient was Joseph Volpe, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.
		He rose from the ranks of master carpenter to head one of the world's greatest opera companies, or, as he put it, his mission has been "leading vast armies of individuals on a seemingly impossible journey." A performance by Carolyn Betty from the Pittsburgh Opera Young Artists Program made such a trip worthwhile.
		Bohemian Paris was the setting, transplanted in time and space to the stage of the Benedum Center, for Saturday's Maecenas XIX Gala de Bienfaisance.
	www.post-gazette.com /seen/20030519event0519fnp1.asp (369 words)

	Cigar Aficionado Archives Joseph Volpe: Mr. Met
		At the start of the season, Volpe had an even more special guest--President Clinton, an opera lover and a sometime cigar aficionado himself, who became the first U.S. chief executive to attend a Met season opening night.
		Clinton, Met donors or the glamorous celebrity du soir, Volpe exhibits the charm and conviviality that are an essential part of any position that involves fund-raising.
		Volpe met his wife, Jean, at the Met, where she was a dancer.
	www.cigaraficionado.com /Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,441,00.html (5220 words)

	Jet: Opera diva Kathleen Battle 'saddened' by dismissal from Metropolitan Opera - Brief Article
		Battle, who was set to star in the Met's production of Donizetti's Fille du Regiment, was fired by Met general manager Joseph Volpe for what was termed "unprofessional actions" during rehearsals.
		Opera diva Kathleen Battle, known for her sweet soprano voice and fiery temperament, said she was 'saddened' by her recent dismissal from a Metropolitan Opera production.
		Sources at the opera house said there had been problems with Ms.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n17_v85/ai_14878980 (274 words)

	Susannah: Lost in the Holland tunnel?
		According to Web gossip, the Met’s reaction was equally shrill, with Joseph Volpe, the General Manager, attempting to have Mr.
		Yet it has proven itself to be one of the real crowd-pleasers of American opera, so it is something of a mystery why when it finally arrived at the Metropolitan Opera in March, it provoked such a cry of outrage from the local music press.
		Bernard Holland, chief critic at the New York Times, was so incensed that after his initial negative review, he found it necessary to continue the attack in an op-ed piece a few weeks later.
	www.newmusicon.org /v7n2/Susannah.html (497 words)

	Metropolitan Opera Company. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
		Bliss then served as general manager (1981–85) and was succeeded by Bruce Crawford (1985–89) and Joseph Volpe (1990–).
		James Levine, who joined the Met as principal conductor in 1973, has been artistic director since 1986.
	www.bartleby.com /65/me/MetropolOC.html (497 words)

	PETER ALLEN RETIRES AS ANNOUNCER FOR THE METROPOLITAN OPERA RADIO BROADCASTS
		Metropolitan Opera general manager Joseph Volpe announced today that Peter Allen, the announcer for the Met’s Saturday Afternoon Radio Broadcasts for the past 29 years, has decided to retire, having completed the Met’s 2003-04 broadcast season on April 24 of this year.
		Peter Allen took over as host for the Metropolitan Opera Saturday Afternoon Radio Broadcasts on January 4, 1975, at a performance of Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri,” when Milton Cross, the announcer since the broadcasts’ inception, died suddenly the previous day.
		Since 1977, he has also served as announcer for the Met’s telecast series “Live from the Met” and “The Metropolitan Opera Presents.” He wrote and narrated “Talking about ‘The Ring’,” a four-CD set about Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’, and “Talking about ‘La Traviata’,” for the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
	www.operainfo.org /news/printer_85.shtml (497 words)

	classical music - andante - metropolitan opera chooses peter gelb, head of sony classical, as next general manager
		Joseph Volpe to Retire as General Manager of Metropolitan Opera [expired]
		Metropolitan Opera Chooses Peter Gelb, Head of Sony Classical, as Next General Manager
		classical music - andante - metropolitan opera chooses peter gelb, head of sony classical, as next general manager
	www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=24633 (497 words)

	The Metropolitan Opera
		Peter Gelb, who at one time worked with Joseph Volpe at the Met, is now stepping into the distinguished footsteps of the latter, while a separate circle is closing for me, having known the Gelb family for more than 30 years.
		Peter is a brilliant man and Iâm certain that he will lead this great institution to further heights, using his talents, experience, and especially his love for music as means for bringing new audiences to opera.
		Peter Gelb has been president of Sony Classical since March 1995 and is responsible for all aspects of the labelâs global operations.
	www.metoperafamily.org /metopera/news/detail.aspx?id=90 (842 words)

	Metropolitan Opera International Radio Broadcast Information Center - 2005-06 Broadcasts
		JAMES LEVINE conducts 42 performances of seven operas in his 35th season at the Met, including a new production of Don Pasquale and revivals of Falstaff, Così fan tutte, Wozzeck, Fidelio, Lohengrin and Parsifal, as well as the Opening Night Gala and the May 20 Gala honoring Joseph Volpe.
		At the end of the Met season, James Levine and the company tour Japan, following which, he returns to the BSO and Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in the Berkshires, then in August to the Verbier Festival in Switzerland.
	www.operainfo.org /broadcast/operaBio.cgi?person=87&language=1 (105 words)

	WNYC - Music - Beverly Sills Resigns Her Post as Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera
		Joseph Volpe, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said, "Beverly Sills has been a dear friend of mine and of the Metropolitan Opera, so I am deeply saddened by her decision.
		William C. Morris, president and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Opera, announced today that Beverly Sills has resigned from her volunteer post as chairman of the Metropolitan Opera for family and personal reasons effective immediately.
		Morris said, "Beverly Sills' contribution as chairman of the Metropolitan Opera has been enormous.
	www.wnyc.org /music/articles/43164 (517 words)

	The Metropolitan Opera
		The world premiere of Tobias Pickerâs âAn American Tragedy,â the company premiere of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovskyâs âMazeppa,â and new productions of Charles Gounodâs âRomÃ©o et Julietteâ and Gaetano Donizettiâs âDon Pasqualeâ highlight the repertory for the Metropolitan Operaâs 33-week 2005-2006 season, announced today by Joseph Volpe, general manager, and James Levine, music director.
		The world premiere of âAn American Tragedy,â commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and based on the 1925 novel of the same name by American writer Theodore Dreiser, is on December 2.
		AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY: James Conlon; Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, Jennifer Larmore, Dolora Zajick, William Burden, Kim Begley, Nathan Gunn, Richard Bernstein
	www.metoperafamily.org /metopera/news/detail.aspx?id=93 (1902 words)

	New York Magazine -- Daily NYC Guide -- New York Metro
		Met Opera general manager Joseph Volpe reads from his new behind-the-scenes memoir.
		The first major New York museum show of Eva Hesse's sculpture since 1972.
		The first major New York museum show of the postwar artist's sculpture since 1972.
	www.newyorkmetro.com (857 words)

	New York City--April 2001
		In a parterre box, right next to Joseph Volpe, the General Manager of the Met.
		In the evening, we went to the Metropolitan Opera for the Young Artists Gala Concert, featuring this year's winners of the National Met Auditions, winners from recent years, and the full Met Orchestra conducted by James Levine.
		There were some stunning moments: Charles Castronovo, a tenor from California, singing Mozart like Fritz Wunderlich; Alexandra Deshorties, a dramatic soprano from Montreal, singing Ah fors' e lui and Sempre libra from Traviata with great verve and style (Ms.
	www.farklempt.com /Travels/New.york.0104 (857 words)

	Clef Notes / A month of the Bay Area's best orchestral and vocal music
		When Pavarotti's scheduled final performance at New York's Metropolitan Opera was derailed by the primo tenore's indisposition, Joseph Volpe, the Met's general director, had seen it coming.
		This vital and fascinating universe is often overlooked during HIP performances, but it will be showcased and discussed at Berkeley's Music Sources by a panel of some of the top period-instrument builders in the U.S. instrument builders Andrew Lagerquist (clavichords), Kevin Fryer (harpsichords), Gary Blaise (clavichords, organs) and Daniel Deitch (historic woodwinds).
		A modern stylistic movement, it's usually supported by scholarly study that seeks to perform music written until about the end of the 18th century under the social and historical context of the time in which the work was created.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2003/01/25/ching.DTL (857 words)

	Current Projects - Metropolitan Brief (page 2)
		Agreements for the other AGMA groups, were always late (R.913) according to the Met's General Manager, Joseph Volpe.
		AGMA introduced no evidence of agreements with opera companies (part-time or otherwise) it negotiated which contained terms comparable or superior to those obtained by the Chorus's Committees or which describe the bargaining units.
		AGMA witness Erie Mills testified that she regarded both her private coach and the one the Met provides as "resources" (R.1148) not supervisors.
	www.law-quest.com /current2.htm (5061 words)

	Governor Rowland Urges Graduates to Take Responsibility for Actions - June 17, 2002
		Princess Irene of Greece (doctor of humane letters); Bobbie Ann Mason, novelist and short story writer (doctor of letters); Joseph Volpe, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera (doctor of fine arts); William Wulf, president of the National Academy of Engineering (doctor of science).
		Princess Irene of Greece speaks with Trustee Lenworth Jacobs, right, and Chris Hattayer, a student trustee, during the undergraduate Commencement ceremony.
		The class representatives were Irene Choi, an accounting major, who spoke at the morning ceremony, and Leslie Horner, a double major in history and political science, who spoke in the afternoon.
	www.advance.uconn.edu /2002/020617/02061703.htm (5061 words)

	Governor Rowland Urges Graduates to Take Responsibility for Actions - June 17, 2002
		Princess Irene of Greece (doctor of humane letters); Bobbie Ann Mason, novelist and short story writer (doctor of letters); Joseph Volpe, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera (doctor of fine arts); William Wulf, president of the National Academy of Engineering (doctor of science).
		The class representatives were Irene Choi, an accounting major, who spoke at the morning ceremony, and Leslie Horner, a double major in history and political science, who spoke in the afternoon.
		Princess Irene of Greece speaks with Trustee Lenworth Jacobs, right, and Chris Hattayer, a student trustee, during the undergraduate Commencement ceremony.
	www.advance.uconn.edu /2002/020617/02061703.htm (5061 words)

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