The Mistress of the Inn

The Mistress of the Inn
Original titleLa locandiera
Written byCarlo Goldoni
Date premiered1753
Place premieredRepublic of Venice
Original languageItalian
SubjectCoquetry
GenreComedy
SettingMirandolina's inn in Florence

The Mistress of the Inn (Italian: La locandiera [la lokanˈdjɛːra]), also translated as The Innkeeper Woman or Mirandolina (after the play's main character), is a 1753 three-act comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni centred around a coquette. The play has been regarded as his masterpiece, with Frederick Davies describing it as "Goldoni's Much Ado About Nothing".

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