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Carlo Goldoni (February 25, 1707 - February 6, 1793) was an Italian playwright. Within a select few of his plays he retained the cloaked characters of the commedia dell'arte which dominated the Italian stage at that time, but in many others, including those regarded as his best, he broke from that tradition, and wrote contemporary comedies of manners with realistic characters.

Goldoni collaborated by having Baldassare Galuppi on a total of operas. His libretti were later listed by more composers, Joseph Haydn's Il Mondo della luna being a single lesson. His works were a basis of many operas by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari in the 19th & Twentieth centuries.

Works
Il bugiardo Il campiello La bottega del caffè La locandiera Le smanie by the la villeggiatura Le avventure della villeggiatura Il ritorno dalla villeggiatura I personally Rusteghi (1760) La casa nova (1760) Il sior Todero brontolon (1762) Le baruffe chiozzotte (1762) Una delle ultime sear di carnevale (1762)

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Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793)
Biography of Italian dramatist Carlo Goldoni, plus links to purchase all of his works currently in print.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Carlo Goldoni
Brief biography of the Italian dramatist.

Carlo Goldoni
A biography of Italian dramatist Carlo Goldoni; includes a list of related links.