The Sicilian Poetry of Nino Provenzano at Seton Hall University

Michael Badalucco and Nino Provenzano.
Photos courtesy of Anthony Scillia

Thursday, November 8th, Siciliophiles packed into the Theater in the Round in the Bishop Dougherty University Center at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey to listen to the Sicilian poetry of Nino Provenzano, author of I’d Love to Come (Legas, 1995), The Return (Legas, 2009), and Footprints in the Snow (Legas, 2016). Presented by the Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute, the program was introduced by our Order’s very own Cav. John M. Viola. Translated by Gaetano Cipolla, Professor Emeritus St. John’s University and director of Arba Sicula, the poems were read in English by Emmy Award winning actor Michael Badalucco. Afterward, guests mingled at the reception in the faculty lounge.

As part of our Order’s mission to preserve and promote the culture of the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the event was generously co-sponsored by the US Delegation of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George.

HE Cav. John Viola introduces the program.

Afterward, Nino meets his fans. 

Elmina with Michael Badalucco