The Mistress of the Inn (La locandiera)

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Mistress of the Inn (La locandiera) by Carlo Goldoni. (Translated by Merle Pierson.) Read by a full cast. Mirandolina runs an inn in Florence alone with only the help of her loyal employee Fabricius, and all of her guests are in love with her. The wealthy but only newly aristocratic Count D’Albafiorita and the impoverished but noble Marquis di Forlipopoli vie for her affections while debating the respective value of wealth and nobility (and insulting each other a good deal along the way). The misogynistic Cavalier di Ripafratta scoffs at their shared infatuation and ridicules the idea of love, but will he too fall victim to the beautiful innkeeper’s charms? And can any of them win the heart of the independent Mirandolina? - Summary by Mary J Cast List Narrator: Mary J Mirandolina: Amanda Friday The Cavalier di Ripafratta: Anthony The Marquis di Forlipopoli: ToddHW The Count D'Albafiorita: Peter Tucker Fabricius: James Simenc Servant of the Cavalier: KHand For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free a…

Directors & creators

Carlo Goldoni

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;comedy; social class; Goldoni; gender; italian comedy; 18th century comedy

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