Victory · Character

Zangiacomo

The tyrannical leader of the traveling ladies' orchestra where Lena performed.

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Also known as Victory, Zangiacomo of Victory, Signor Zangiacomo

First appearance: victory

Zangiacomo shows up with force in Author's Note. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The conductor of the café orchestra, who served as a model for the Zangiacomo of the novel.

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Author's Note
The conductor of the café orchestra, who served as a model for the Zangiacomo of the novel.
I
Conductor of the Ladies' Orchestra; mentioned as being outside the hall during the interval.
II
Zangiacomo is the orchestra leader with a dyed purple beard, who conducts the music that Heyst finds unbearable.
III
His orchestra's performers are part of the setting; Schomberg initially suspects the Zangiacomos of playing a trick on him regarding the girl.

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