The City of Falling Angels (56 page)

Authors: John Berendt

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Architect, associated with the Holzmann-Romagnoli consortium and architect Aldo Rossi in their bid to rebuild the Fenice Opera House. Jane, his English wife.

da Mosto, Count Ranieri

Patrician, father of Francesco.

De Luigi, Ludovico

Artist, surrealist, provocateur.

de Rachewiltz, Mary

Daughter of Ezra Pound and Olga Rudge. Her son: Walter.

Donadon, Massimo

The Rat Man of Treviso.

FitzGerald, Joan

(American) Sculptor, friend of Ezra Pound and Olga Rudge.

Foscari, Count Antonio (Tonci)

Architect, associated with the Impregilo consortium and architect Gae Aulenti in the bid to rebuild the Fenice Opera House. University professor, lives in Palazzo Barbaro with architect wife, Barbara.

Gardin, Albert

Publisher of Mario Stefani’s poetry.

Guggenheim, Peggy

(American, 1898-1979) Collector of modern art; lived in a palace on the Grand Canal, now a museum: the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

Guthrie, Bea

(American) Executive director of Save Venice, wife of Bob Guthrie.

Guthrie, Dr. Randolph (Bob)

(American) President of Save Venice, plastic surgeon, husband of Bea Guthrie.

Holzmann-Romagnoli

A German-Italian consortium bidding to rebuild the Fenice Opera House in association with architect Aldo Rossi.

II Gazzettino

Daily newspaper in Venice. In written and spoken English, it is often referred to simply as “the
Gazzettino
.”

Impregilo

A consortium headed by Fiat Engineering bidding to rebuild the Fenice Opera House in association with architect Gae Aulenti.

Lauritzen, Peter

(American) Author of books about Venetian art, architecture, history, and culture; husband of Rose.

Lauritzen, Rose

(English) Owner of apartment I occupied; wife of Peter Lauritzen.

Lovato, Guerrino

Artist, sculptor, master mask maker, owner of mask shop Mondonovo.

Lovett, Lawrence (Larry)

(American) Chairman of Venetian Heritage; formerly chairman of Save Venice; former chairman of Metropolitan Opera Guild; shipping and grocery-chain heir.

Marcello, Count Girolamo

Board member of Venetian Heritage, formerly of Save Venice.

Marcello, Countess Lesa

Vice president of Venetian Heritage, formerly director of the Venice office of Save Venice; wife of Girolamo.

Marchetti, Massimiliano

Electrician, worked at the Fenice Opera House for the electrical contracting company Viet owned by his cousin, Enrico Carella.

Meduna, Giovanni Battista, and Tommaso

Brothers who designed the reconstructed Fenice Opera House after the original burned in 1837.

Migliori, Laura

Art conservator working on the restoration of frescoes depicting scenes from Dante’s
Divine Comedy
at the Fenice Opera House.

Moro, Mario

Soldier, sailor, marine, fireman, policeman, airman, vaporetto conductor, electrician, and resident of the Giudecca.

Pound, Ezra

(American, 1885-1972) Poet, critic, expatriate; lived in Venice with his companion of fifty years, Olga Rudge, in a cottage Pound nicknamed the Hidden Nest.

Rossi, Aldo

(1931-1997) Architect associated with Holzmann-Romagnoli consortium and architect Francesco da Mosto in the competition to rebuild the Fenice Opera House.

Rudge, Olga

(American, 1895-1996) Poet Ezra Pound’s companion of fifty years, violinist, Vivaldi scholar.

Rylands, Jane

(American) Vice president of the Ezra Pound Foundation, wife of Philip.

Rylands, Philip

(English) Director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, husband of Jane.

Sacaim

The Venetian construction firm that rebuilt the Fenice Opera House.

Save Venice

An American organization devoted to raising money for the restoration of Venetian art and architecture.

Seguso, Archimede

Master glassblower, founder of glassworks Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso.

Seguso, Giampaolo

Son of Archimede, proprietor of Seguso Viro.

Seguso, Gino

Son of Archimede and president of the family company, Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso.

Seno, Giovanni

Lawyer for Massimiliano Marchetti.

Sherwood, James

(American) Proprietor of Cipriani Hotel in Venice, Orient-Express Railroad, board member of Save Venice, trustee of the Guggenheim Foundation.

Stefani, Mario

Poet.

Venetian Heritage

An American nonprofit organization, founded in 1999, devoted to raising money for the restoration and promotion of Venetian art.

Viet

An electrical subcontracting company under contract to Argenti for renovation of the Fenice Opera House. Owned by Enrico Carella.

Volpi, Count Giovanni

Son of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, who was founder of Venice Film Festival, creator of the port of Marghera, finance minister of Italy under Mussolini. Also, half brother of Countess Anna Maria Volpi Cicogna.

NAMES OF BUILDINGS AND PLACES

Accademia Bridge

One of three bridges that cross the Grand Canal.

Apollonian rooms

Formal reception halls in the neoclassical entrance wing of the Fenice Opera House.

Ateneo Veneto

An ornate, neoclassical palace facing onto Campo San Fantin, across from the Fenice Opera House. Now a meeting hall for the intellectual academy of the same name.

Ca’ Farsetti

Palace on the Grand Canal, the town hall of Venice.
Ca’
is the abbreviation for
casa
, meaning house or palace.

Campo San Fantin

The small square in front of the Fenice Opera House.

Cannaregio

One of the six
sestieri
, or neighborhoods, of Venice. At the western end.

Cipriani Hotel

Luxury hotel on the Giudecca Island, owned by James Sherwood.

Doge’s Palace

Fourteenth-century Gothic palace on St. Mark’s Square, seat of government for the former Venetian Republic and residence of its head of state, the doge.

Dorsoduro

One of the six
sestieri
, or neighborhoods, of Venice.

English Church

St. George’s Church, on Campo San Vio.

Fenice

(pronounced feh-NEE-cheh) Gran Teatro La Fenice, an opera house.

Frari

Refers to the Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Church.

Giudecca

Long, narrow island that forms part of the city of Venice. Residents are called Giudecchini.

Gritti Hotel

The Palazzo Gritti converted into a luxury hotel.

Guggenheim Museum

See:
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
.

Harry’s Bar

Bar and restaurant near St. Mark’s, owned by Arrigo Cipriani.

Hidden Nest

The name Ezra Pound gave to the cottage at 252 Calle Querini where he and Olga Rudge lived together, off and on, from the late 1920s until his death in 1972.

Lido

Barrier island between the Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea.

Malibran Theater

Seventeenth-century theater, restored by architects Antonio and Barbara Foscari.

Marghera

Shipping port at the mainland end of the bridge from Venice; part of the municipality of Venice.

Miracoli Church

See:
Santa Maria dei Miracoli
.