The Green Bird
| The Green Bird | |
|---|---|
The cover of Goldenthal's score for the 2000 Broadway production | |
| Written by | Carlo Gozzi |
| Characters | Tartaglia Ninetta Barbarina Renzo Tartagliona Brighella The Green Bird many others |
| Date premiered | 18th Century |
| Original language | Italian |
| Subject | A fantastic, but dysfunctional, royal family |
| Genre | Commedia dell'arte, Fantasy, Dark Comedy |
| Setting | Monterotondo |
The Green Bird (Italian: L'augellino belverde) is a 1765 commedia dell'arte play by Carlo Gozzi. It is a sequel to The Love of Three Oranges. The main plot of The Green Bird has several similarities with the widespread tale The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird.