Volpe to Lead Labor Talks at the Met (New York Times)
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, has hired his tough-minded predecessor, Joseph Volpe, to take the lead in critical labor negotiations.
Archive for February 5th, 2010
The Opera in an Opera Overcomes Illnesses (New York Times)
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The season of colds has taken a toll at the Metropolitan Opera this winter, as it did on Thursday night for the first performance of Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos.”
Stemme returns to Metropolitan Opera (AP via Yahoo! News)
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Nina Stemme returned to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since her debut run nearly a decade ago, and sang a radiant performance in a charming revival of Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos.”
Former Met Opera GM May Return As Labor Negotiator (NY1 News)
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Joseph Volpe, the former head of the Metropolitan Opera might be returning to the institution as its labor negotiator.
Verdi opera, direct from the Met to Tinseltown on Saturday (The Canton Repository)
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Placido Domingo has the title role in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra,” which will be transmitted live from New York City via satellite in HD at 1 p.m. Saturday to Tinseltown USA in Jackson Township.
