Carlo Goldoni

Writing

Carlo Goldoni

Born — Died

1707-02-25 — 1793-02-06

Place of birth

Venice, Italy

Known for

Writing

Credits

7 titles

Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (1707–1793) was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. His plays offered his contemporaries images of themselves, often dramatizing the lives, values, and conflicts of the emerging middle classes. Goldoni also wrote under the pen name and title 'Polisseno Fegeio, Pastor Arcade', which, so he claimed in his memoirs, the "Arcadians of Rome" bestowed upon him. Goldoni took to himself the task of superseding the Commedia dell'Arte by representations of actual life and manners through the characters and their behaviors. He rightly maintained that Italian life and manners were susc…

Known for

La locandiera poster
5.5

The innkeeper Mirandolina is a beautiful girl, and for her beauty the Count of Albafiorita and the Marquis of Forlimpopoli fall in love.

La locandiera

1980

Innkeeper poster
8.0

An attractive woman who runs a country hotel tricks three men who challenge her favour.

Innkeeper

1956

No artwork available
NR

A group of sharp-tongued women in a quiet seaside village unsettle their husbands and suitors with witty provocations and jealousies, igniting a series of comic conflicts. Through spirited songs and dynamic choreography they reveal Goldoni’s timeless insight into human nature.

Čertice

2014

The Mistress of the Inn poster
NR

Mirondalina, a hotel owner, is a beautiful and intelligent lady. She treats all her customers with sensitivity and kindness. One day, Cavalier Ripovratta, who comes to the hotel, arouses disgust in Mirondalina with his behavior. The hotel owner is deeply annoyed by Cavalier's selfishness and rudeness and thinks of taking revenge for this. Thus, Mirondalina first makes Cavalier fall in love with her, and then takes revenge on him.

The Mistress of the Inn

1978

No artwork available
NR

The Venetian performance world is on the alert: an impresario is looking for talent to stage what he defines as the most beautiful opera of his time. Everyone goes there from their pushy little merry-go-round to attract the favors of the character and extricate themselves from misery. But the main interested party hardly seems to be sensitive to these effects.

L'imprésario de Smyrne

1987

No artwork available
8.0

The son of Pantalone, the honest Venetian merchant, Lelio Bisognosi, the liar, is a brilliant young man wandering the world. For twenty years he lived with an uncle in Naples, then returned to his native city with his servant Arlecchino. Here, he has the opportunity to meet Dr. Balanzoni's daughters, Rosaura and Beatrice, while, in the absence of their father, they enjoy being serenaded by an unknown admirer on the terrace of the house. The author of the serenade is Florindo, a student and tenant of the doctor, who shyly loves Rosaura, not daring to reveal his feelings. Lelio does not miss the opportunity: he introduces himself to the girls in the guise of a rich marquis and claims that he is the author of the serenade, without revealing which of the two he is in love with. But for the sake of the art of "spiritual inventions", Lelio delights in describing himself in various lies, not without undesirable consequences...

Mincinosul

1995

Behind the camera

La locandiera poster
5.5

The innkeeper Mirandolina is a beautiful girl, and for her beauty the Count of Albafiorita and the Marquis of Forlimpopoli fall in love.

La locandiera

1980

Innkeeper poster
8.0

An attractive woman who runs a country hotel tricks three men who challenge her favour.

Innkeeper

1956

No artwork available
NR

A group of sharp-tongued women in a quiet seaside village unsettle their husbands and suitors with witty provocations and jealousies, igniting a series of comic conflicts. Through spirited songs and dynamic choreography they reveal Goldoni’s timeless insight into human nature.

Čertice

2014

The Mistress of the Inn poster
NR

Mirondalina, a hotel owner, is a beautiful and intelligent lady. She treats all her customers with sensitivity and kindness. One day, Cavalier Ripovratta, who comes to the hotel, arouses disgust in Mirondalina with his behavior. The hotel owner is deeply annoyed by Cavalier's selfishness and rudeness and thinks of taking revenge for this. Thus, Mirondalina first makes Cavalier fall in love with her, and then takes revenge on him.

The Mistress of the Inn

1978

No artwork available
NR

The Venetian performance world is on the alert: an impresario is looking for talent to stage what he defines as the most beautiful opera of his time. Everyone goes there from their pushy little merry-go-round to attract the favors of the character and extricate themselves from misery. But the main interested party hardly seems to be sensitive to these effects.

L'imprésario de Smyrne

1987

No artwork available
8.0

The son of Pantalone, the honest Venetian merchant, Lelio Bisognosi, the liar, is a brilliant young man wandering the world. For twenty years he lived with an uncle in Naples, then returned to his native city with his servant Arlecchino. Here, he has the opportunity to meet Dr. Balanzoni's daughters, Rosaura and Beatrice, while, in the absence of their father, they enjoy being serenaded by an unknown admirer on the terrace of the house. The author of the serenade is Florindo, a student and tenant of the doctor, who shyly loves Rosaura, not daring to reveal his feelings. Lelio does not miss the opportunity: he introduces himself to the girls in the guise of a rich marquis and claims that he is the author of the serenade, without revealing which of the two he is in love with. But for the sake of the art of "spiritual inventions", Lelio delights in describing himself in various lies, not without undesirable consequences...

Mincinosul

1995

Les jumeaux vénitiens poster
8.0

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Les jumeaux vénitiens

1997