Noisy at the Wrong Times
The uplifting story of a different kind of education - 'Hugely entertaining and inspiring' The Sunday Times
$43.15
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
23 November 2015
Summary
‘Hugely entertaining and inspiring’ - The Sunday Times
One of The Sunday Times’ 100 biographies to love
The inspirational and colourful memoir of Michael Volpe, the general manager of Opera Holland Park. The son of Italian immigrants, he and his brothers were raised by his mother on a council estate in West London, before he attended Woolverstone Hall, a prestigious state boarding school designed to give bright inner city boy…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473629400 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473629403 |
| Author: | Michael Volpe |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 23 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. Life affirming’ Fiona Maddocks, Opera critic for the Observer
‘Hugely entertaining and inspiring’ The Sunday Times - The Sunday Times
‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. Life affirming’ Fiona Maddocks, Opera critic for the Observer‘Volpe is a skilled and persuasive writer, and lets the extraordinary facts of his story do the talking’ Sinfini Music - Sinfini MusicAbout The Author
Michael Volpe
Michael Volpe, the youngest of four brothers, is from an Italian immigrant family and has three children: Leanora, Gianluca, and Fiora. He is married to Sally Connew-Volpe, and they live in London. Michael joined the Royal Borough Of Kensington and Chelsea in October 1989 after a period of working in the international hotel industry and founded Opera Holland Park in 1996. Michael is a Chelsea supporter and fervent advocate of cultural engagement for all.
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