Michener, Charles

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.