Songbird of Venice Extras
Maps
Ospedale Compound
Characters and More
Characters
Family
Giovanni Delatesta, head of family
Francesca, late wife
Antonio, 2nd son
Lucia, late wife
Lucietta, 5, daughter
Grazia/Zia, wife #2
Michielo, eldest son, died at sea
Stefano, 3rd son, manages farm
Polonia, wife
Daughter Claudia
Son Jacomo
Son Miro
Violante, youngest, a Contessa
Il Conto Benneto degli Ferrara
son Alvise degli Ferrara, 3
son Zago degli Ferrara, 1
Servants/Household Workers
Tomaso, majordomo
Sabina, wife, head housekeeper
Dau. Zanetta
Son Filippo
Charlotte Garon, 19, Gracia’s
French maid
Rosa, Head Cook, wife to
Lorenzo, chief gardener
Son Carlo
Son Lorenzo
Daughter. Osana
Perina, 2nd housekeeper
Biaso, 2nd gardner
Daughter Merita
Daughter Lavina
Pulisena, 2nd cook, married to
Rocco, heads guards & warehouse
Run by: Sisters of Holy Order of Saint Maria of Humility
Sisters
Maria Corona, Mother Superior
Maria Santina
Maria Iseppa, Secretary
Maria Orseta
Maria Marina
Priests
Antonio Vivaldi, violinist and composer
Rudolfo
Girls
(Called “Bigs”)
Grazia/Zia 18, singer, plays the harpsichord & lute
Caterina, 19, singer, plays the harp
Emilia 10
Anna Maria, 27, violinist
Anzola, 15
Pelegrina, 19
Dionora, 14
(Called “Littles”)
Chiara, 5, violinist
Livia, 5 months
Palaso Duxale, residence of the Duke of Venice and government offices (now called the Doge’s Palace)
Venezia (Venice) chief city of the Veneto
Veneto, region northeast on the Italian peninsula and the only republic in the land
monarchia austiaca, led by the Habsburg dynasty, now part of modern Austria
1-99 Rule the City (a total of 800 ranked families at this time)
Rulers: Sebastiano Mocenigo 1722-32 , Titles: Monsignor el Doxe, Serenissimo Principe, and Sua Serenita’
Giovanni Il Camaro, deceased, Doxe, 1709-22
The Ranked:
2: S & S* Cavaza, Bernardo & Helia
8: S & S** Monagario, Guistina2: S & S* Cavaza, Bernardo & Helia
15: S & S** Gradenigi, Bianca
24: S & S** Vallaresi, Domenica
37: Nicolo Pontenuevo
100: S & S di Benneto, Valario, Guilia
101: S & S*Fruili, Piero, Moderata
102: S & S*Alioni, Girolamo, Camilla
103: Delatesta, Giovanni, Antonio, Grazia
104: S & S*Tuviani, Domenico, Simona
105: S & S *Garzolo, Pasquali, Eugenia (Boy Ambrogio, Girls, Adrianna, Bianca)
128: S & S*Gasparo Druscho,, Gasparo, Maddelena (daughter Clara)
*Abbreviation for Signor and Signora
**only wife’s first name is given
Signora Fiammate Balbi, seamstress, owner of Casa di Balbi
Maria Zorzi, Antonio’s marriage interest
Signor Nengro, Delatesta physician
Signora Pallavisini, widow of famous leather maker
Jacomo, head contractor for remodeling project
Livia, gossip seller
Italian Words
Information about early 18th century Venetians is in the Author’s Notes after the story.
bambino. male baby / bambina. female baby
borsellino. purse
buona, buone, buon. good
” fortuna. fortune
” giorno. day
” pomeriggio afternoon
” sera. evening
” notte. night
camicia de notte. nightdress, nightgown
campo. field before a church with buildings around it
Cap degli Anno. head of the year (January 1)
cara. dear one
cena. dinner
Cina. China
colazione. breakfast
da, de, di (all the same). of
degli, della. of the
denari. money
Dio. God / Dio Mio. My God
donna degli notte. woman of the night
Doxe. duke (modern is doge) / Doxeressa. duchess
gracie. grace to you (thank you) / tante. many / mille. million
il conto. the count / il contessa. the countess
il granda. the great one (woman) / il grande. women
il grando. the great one (man) / il grandi. men
mia, mi, mio. my
mi dispiace. I am sorry
majordomo. head of servants
marioto. husband
moglie. wife
nonno. grandfather
orinare. urinate
ospedale. hospital (old term for an orphanage)
palaso. palace or great house
pardonamai. pardon / forgive me
per favore. for a favor (modern is please)
pieta’. pity
pio. charity
pranzo. noon to 2 pm meal
rio(s). waterway(s)
Serenissimo Principe. Most Serene Prince
sette e’ mezza. seven and a half
si. yes
sono. I am
umanita. humility
vestito. dress, gown
zecchini. gold coins
zuppa. soup
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