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OPERATIC ADIEU The general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, Joseph Volpe, reads from his new memoir, “Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera” (Knopf). Mr.Volpe is retiring this spring after a 16-year career with the opera. Friday, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.
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