Announcing the publication of “A Feast of Narrative Volume Two, an Anthology of short stories by Italian American Writers, Volume Two”

AUTHOR: Tiziano Thomas Dossena et al

This anthology, second in this series of Italian American Writers, contains a very interesting amalgam of different stories and authors. What is common, other than their belonging to the same ethnic group, is the validity of their content and the message they send to the readers. Some stories are funny commentaries on social gatherings of some kind, wakes included, while others address different topics with a more somber tone, such as war events, the constant search for our roots, the changing of neighborhoods, the Covid19 crisis, and so on. Regardless of the topic, these writers prove that passion for writing is another element they have in common with each other. This is their message and it proves that having them together in this anthology is the proper decision.

The authors are: Peter AlfieriMarilyn AntenucciLucia AntonucciJoseph CacibaudaDebbie DiGiacobbePatricia Rispoli EdickFred GardaphéCecilia GigliottiJoe GiordanoMary Lou Amato JohnstonThomas LociceroC.J. MartelloEdward Albert MaruggiMaria MassimiSuzanna Rosa MolinoSharon NikoseyMarge Pellegrino, Annadora Perillo, Elizabeth PrimamoreTony ReitanoMichael Riccards, Aniello RussoPaul SalsiniMark SpanoLeo Vadalà, and Anthony Valerio.



NOW PUBLISHED: The World as an Impression.

The landscapes of Emilio Giuseppe Dossena were well known in the years in which he produced them, as they were captivating to their audiences on many levels. He painted a variety of contrasting landscapes — from the soft valleys of Umbria to the centenary trees of Lombardy, from the sea cliffs of Liguria to the Alpine huts of Piedmont, from the gypsy caravans to the circus troupe encampment. Through his paint strokes, we were able to view the world as it was through his eyes, realistically and without gimmicks, an appeal that has set him apart from other artists of his time. This partial monograph (both in English and Italian) offers the opportunity to explore a selection of his landscapes works (62 color images) throughout his extended artistic career, introducing them to new generations. In seeing his artwork and the essence of his artistic expression, the reason for his success is revealed.

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I paesaggi di Emilio Giuseppe Dossena erano ben noti negli anni in cui li produsse, poiché erano accattivanti per l’osservatore a molti livelli. L’artista dipinse una varietà di paesaggi contrastanti: dalle morbide vallate dell’Umbria agli alberi centenari della Lombardia, dalle scogliere marine della Liguria alle baite piemontesi, dalle roulotte zingare all’accampamento della compagnia circense. Grazie al lavoro delle sue mani, siamo stati in grado di vedere il mondo com’era attraverso i suoi occhi, realisticamente e senza espedienti, una caratteristica che lo ha distinto dagli altri artisti del suo tempo.Questa parziale monografia (in italiano ed inglese) offre l’opportunità di esplorare una selezione delle sue opere paesaggistiche (62 immagini a colori) nel corso della sua lunga carriera artistica, presentandole alle nuove generazioni. Nel vedere le sue opere d’arte e l’essenza della sua espressione artistica, viene rivelata la ragione del suo successo.

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Four books from the Rediscovered Operas Series published!

I am proud to announce that I just published (with Leonardo Campanile as co-editor) four volumes of the Rediscovered Operas Series at the same time! A lot of work was involved in this production and we are very proud of these books because they give music students an extra opportunity to not only being able to read correctly the libretto, but to learn about the composer, the lyricist, the theater in which it was performed and other interesting facts…

“Rediscovered Operas Series” was created by our publishing house to propose the rediscovery of some operas of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They were operas written and set to music that, for incomprehensible reasons, have not had the response they deserved in the musical and opera world or had success but have been forgotten through the years. Our goal is to present the original librettos with the proper editing that does not change either the writing style or the language of the original text but corrects any typos and omissions caused by the damage that the original librettos may have undergone.

To this we added a proper but brief biography of the lyricist and of the composer, a story of the theater in which the opera was first performed and, whenever available, prefaces, articles, and introductions of the times that offer a better understanding of the content of the librettos, both as poetic compositions and as tales. We hope that this undertaking of ours will help a rekindling of the interest by musicologists and by the large public in these worthy and marvelous operas.

La collana editoriale “Rediscovered Opera Series” è stata creata dalla nostra casa editrice per proporre la riscoperta di alcune opere dei secoli XVIII e XIX. Erano opere scritte e messe in musica che, per ragioni incomprensibili, non hanno avuto la risposta che meritavano nel mondo della musica e dell’opera o hanno avuto successo, ma sono state dimenticate nel corso degli anni. Il nostro obiettivo è presentare i libretti originali con un editing che non cambia né lo stile di scrittura né la lingua del testo originale, ma corregge eventuali errori di battitura e omissioni causate dal danno che i libretti originali potrebbero aver subito.

A ciò abbiamo aggiunto una breve ma appropriata biografia del librettista e del compositore, una storia del teatro in cui l’opera è stata eseguita per la prima volta e, quando disponibile, prefazioni, articoli e introduzioni dei tempi che offrono una migliore comprensione del contenuto dei libretti, sia come composizioni poetiche sia come racconti. Speriamo che questa nostra impresa contribuisca a riaccendere l’interesse dei musicologi e del grande pubblico in queste meritevoli e meravigliose opere.


A Feast of Narrative VOLUME 1

An anthology of short stories and creative nonfiction by Italian American writers

















Tiziano Thomas Dossena, editor