9781400096756 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, October 9, 2007), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: On the eve of his retirement as general manager of The Metropolitan Opera, the outspoken culture czar offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life at one of the world's great operatic houses, recalling the political and artistic intrigues in which he has played a part, the business of running a cultural institution, and his collaboration with noted musicians, singers, directors, and conductors.

9780307262851 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, May 2, 2006, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: An anecdote-filled behind-the-scenes look at more than forty years of the highlights, successes, and day-to-day inner workings--productions, divas, and backstage dramas--of New York's Metropolitan Opera House, by Joseph Volpe, the only general manager tohave risen through the ranks.

9780847827992 | Rizzoli Intl Pubns, March 7, 2006, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: A glorious pictorial tribute to a golden era of The Metropolitan opera captures the stunning performances of legends, beginning with Luciano Pavarotti's emotional farewell in Tosca, followed by Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, and other opera greats.