Do I Bark Like a Dog?
Do-I-Bark-Like-a-Dog
Subtitle

How an Italian Family Shaped a Boy in London
By Michael Volpe OBE
Published By

Renard Press
ISBN 9781804470862
Non-Fiction Genre Memoir
Publication Date 04/27/2024
Price 12.99
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Synopsis

Exploring his colourful life in London and summers spent in southern Italy among his extended family, Do I Bark Like a Dog? considers the roots of Volpe’s identity. Delving into family secrets and lies, he discovers how extraordinary events filtered through time to propel his unlikely career in opera.

Authors Biography

Born to an Italian immigrant family in London, in 1996 Michael Volpe founded Opera Holland Park, and became a specialist in late Italian opera. He retired from Holland Park in 2020, and was awarded an OBE for services to opera.

Reviews

‘A fine book. A love story really to identity. A treat.’
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN

‘Gloriously exuberant… often laugh-out-loud funny.’
DONALD MACLEOD

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4 Comments

  1. The People's Book Prize on 02/10/2024 at 7:04 pm

    Delighted this title is included in this great collection of books and authors. Buy, read, comment and vote for it.

  2. Richard Hayter on 14/11/2024 at 1:25 am

    A very real and interesting account of what an education can provide, even a state education. And Mr Volpe clearly took full advantage of the dedication or the teachers at Woolverstone Hall as well as his own determination. Sadly, what Woolverstone Hall provided, mostly to children from working class backgrounds, is no longer available. Michael Volpe probably didn’t bark like a dog, but he clearly grew a set of Woolvo Teeth to bite like one.

    Oh, and I know. I grew my teeth at Woolvo too.

  3. Paul Shannon on 20/03/2025 at 4:21 pm

    Inspirational.

  4. Anonymous on 01/04/2025 at 6:32 pm

    It’s my dad and i think he his incredible!!

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