# Raffaelle Carotenuto — The Lost Stradivarius character guide

> Raffaelle Carotenuto in The Lost Stradivarius by John Meade Falkner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Raffaelle, Carotenuto

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

An Italian musician and former owner of the Stradivarius, whose tragic fate is revealed.

## Relationships

### [John Maltravers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_stradivarius_se/characters/john_maltravers)

_psychological_

Carotenuto is the ghostly Italian musician whose spirit possesses John, driving him to obsession and madness.

## In the story

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_stradivarius_se/chapters/xiii)

Devoted Italian boy who sings and reads to John, showing unwavering attachment.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_stradivarius_se/chapters/xiv)

Guides the carriage and unlocks the door to the building.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_stradivarius_se/chapters/xv)

Initially left behind in Italy, but begs to accompany them to England; his devotion wins over the narrator.

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