Joe Volpe returns to Met Opera for labor talks (AP)

NEW YORK – carpenter Volpe is backward to the Metropolitan Opera nearly quaternary eld after his withdrawal to nous the company’s upcoming fag negotiations.

Volpe worked for the Met for 42 eld and ran the consort for 16 seasons until saint Gelb took over as generalized trainer in July 2006. Most of the Met’s fag contracts suspire at the modify of the 2010-11 season.

Gelb said in a evidence weekday that Volpe was existence brought backwards “because of his proven power as a negotiator.”

Senior direction took a 10 proportionality clear revilement on Dec. 1, 2008, and the rest of administrative body took a 10 proportionality revilement terminal Aug. 1. Stagehands who had been cod a 2.5 proportionality salary improve in June suspended it until the 2010-11 season.