Songbird of Venice Extras

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Ospedale Compound

Hand-drawn diagram of the Ospedale Compound in Songbird of Venice.
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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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