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Writing, Opera, Wine: Musings from 
Dr. Paul Anthony Petruzzi

A Bit About Paul Anthony

Paul Anthony is passionate about writing, opera, and wine (as you may have guessed from this blog title and topics).

 

Sorrow: The Legacy of Cio-Cio-san, inspired by the opera Madama Butterfly, is a lyric novella that chronicles the journey of Sorrow, son of Butterfly and Lieutenant Pinkerton, from the motherless toddler at the end of the  opera through adulthood. Sorrow was self-published on Amazon in July 2021.

 

Brooklyn 4, New York: Lyrical Voices, 

is a collection of narrative poems based on the experiences of the twentieth-century pioneers who left their homelands and came to America with little more than hope.

 

Both titles are available on Amazon.

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PUBLISHED WORK

 

LITERARY AWARDS

  • Sorrow: the legacy of cio-cio-san

    • Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Awards 2022

    • Gold Award (Genre: General Catch-All, Published)

  • "The Shooting Gallery"

    • Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Awards 2022

    • Bronze Award (Genre: Poem Unpublished)

  • "Minimum Wage - Brianna"

    • Gulf Coast Writers Association Writing Contest 2022

    • Third Place (Genre: Poetry)

L'Attavanti

Spring/Summer 2025 (Planned)

L'Attavanti, the second lyric novella in Paul Anthony's "Puccini Heroines" series, begins one year before the tragic end of "Tosca." L'Attavanti tells the untold backstory of the opera's main characters, and introduces new characters who share their journey. 

Sorrow: The Legacy of Cio-Cio-san

July 2021

Set in the early twentieth century, "Sorrow: The Legacy of Cio-Cio-san" continues the fictional journey of Sorrow, son of Cio-Cio-san and Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton; Pinkerton and Kate, his American wife; Suzuki, aunt and guardian to Cio-Cio-san;  Sharpless, U.S. Consul to Nagasaki; and a host of new characters that will influence Sorrow and shape his future.

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