Guido Torlonia

I first met Guido Torlonia in Venice in 1991. Officially, we were admiring a private collection of Canova marble statues but I kept staring at him. Guido resembled a blond Renaissance prince. At the time, he was the protégé of Giorgio Strehler, one of the maestros of Italian theatre and opera and renowned for his theatre Piccolo Teatro di Milan. Since Guido spoke flawless English, it led to close dealings with creati...