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Carlo Goldoni

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Carlo Goldoni

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Also known as Polisseno Fegejo, Polisseno Fegeio, Pastor Arcade

Italian playwright (1707-1793)

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Carlo Goldoni was an Italian playwright from the 18th century who lived from 1707 to 1793. He is remembered as an important figure in theater history, though the specific details of his major works and their impact would require additional sources to describe accurately.

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Born
1707
Died
1793
Works
1020

Top works

  • Commedie scelte
  • Capitolo
  • Il bugiardo
  • Il frappatore
  • L'avventuriero onorato

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Venice, Italy

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',…

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Instance of
human
Given name
Osvaldo
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Venice
Occupation
prose writer
Languages spoken
French
Notable work
Il bugiardo
Field of work
poetry
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Alessandro Longhi - Ritratto di Carlo Goldoni (c 1757) Ca Goldoni Venezia.jpg
Work location
Venice
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date of birth
1707-01-01
date of death
1793-02-06
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birth name
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writing language
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name in native language
Carlo Goldoni
pseudonym
Polisseno Fegejo
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Carlo Goldoni, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

The Wedding: a musicalian funny spectacle, which at the Chur-Pfaltzische Hof on Gnädigsten order Jhro Churfürstl. Sword-through, in 1757

The Wedding: a musicalian funny spectacle, which at the Chur-Pfaltzische Hof on Gnädigsten order Jhro Churfürstl. Sword-through, in 1757

The village buildings: a comic opera in drey elevators from Italian after the Hr’s pleasure game. Goldoni il Feudatario, the Lehnserbe

The village buildings: a comic opera in drey elevators from Italian after the Hr’s pleasure game. Goldoni il Feudatario, the Lehnserbe

The happy innkeeper or The enemy of the mugeres: comedy in three acts

The happy innkeeper or The enemy of the mugeres: comedy in three acts

Comedy. The one raised in two masters, in three prose acts

Comedy. The one raised in two masters, in three prose acts

The four nations or subtle widow: in three acts

The four nations or subtle widow: in three acts

La calamita de' cuori dramma giocoso per musica di Polisseno Fegejo p.a. da rappresentarsi in Modena nel Teatro Rangone il carnovale dell'anno 1760

La calamita de' cuori dramma giocoso per musica di Polisseno Fegejo p.a. da rappresentarsi in Modena nel Teatro Rangone il carnovale dell'anno 1760

La conversazione dramma giocoso per musica di Polisseno Fegejo pastor arcade da rappresentarsi in Modena nel teatro Rangoni il Carnevale dell'anno 1759

La conversazione dramma giocoso per musica di Polisseno Fegejo pastor arcade da rappresentarsi in Modena nel teatro Rangoni il Carnevale dell'anno 1759

Il finto cavaliero dramma piacevole per musica da cantarsi nel teatro Rangone sotto i clementissimi auspicj di S.A.S. Ercole Rinaldo d'Este ..

Il finto cavaliero dramma piacevole per musica da cantarsi nel teatro Rangone sotto i clementissimi auspicj di S.A.S. Ercole Rinaldo d'Este ..

Gli uccellatori dramma giocoso per musica di Polisseno Fegejo p. a. Da rappresentarsi in Modena nel teatro Rangone il carnovale dell'anno 1760

Gli uccellatori dramma giocoso per musica di Polisseno Fegejo p. a. Da rappresentarsi in Modena nel teatro Rangone il carnovale dell'anno 1760

Canzonette del dramma giocoso per musica, intitolato Le nozze, che si rappresenta nel Teatro dell'illustrissimo Pubblico di Reggio il carnovale dell'anno 1760 / [la musica è del celebre maestro sig. Baldassarre Galuppi detto Buranello]

Canzonette del dramma giocoso per musica, intitolato Le nozze, che si rappresenta nel Teatro dell'illustrissimo Pubblico di Reggio il carnovale dell'anno 1760 / [la musica è del celebre maestro sig. Baldassarre Galuppi detto Buranello]

The virtuous ridicules. Playful drama for music The carnoval of the year 1756 is presented in Modena at the Teatro Rangoni. Dedicated to the princess Maria daughter of the Serene Prince Hereditary of Modena

The virtuous ridicules. Playful drama for music The carnoval of the year 1756 is presented in Modena at the Teatro Rangoni. Dedicated to the princess Maria daughter of the Serene Prince Hereditary of Modena

Il ritorno di Londra dramma giocoso per musica di Polisseno Fegejo p. a. da rappresentarsi in Modena nel Teatro Rangone il carnovale dell'anno 1760 / [la musica è del signor maestro Fischietti napolitano]

Il ritorno di Londra dramma giocoso per musica di Polisseno Fegejo p. a. da rappresentarsi in Modena nel Teatro Rangone il carnovale dell'anno 1760 / [la musica è del signor maestro Fischietti napolitano]

The speziale. Drama for music by Polisper Fegejo pastor arcade to be presented in the Rangoni Theatre in the summer of 1755

The speziale. Drama for music by Polisper Fegejo pastor arcade to be presented in the Rangoni Theatre in the summer of 1755

Arcifanfano re de 'matti. Playful drama for music by PolisDrFegejo pastor arcade to be represented in Rangoni theatre in the summer of 1755

Arcifanfano re de 'matti. Playful drama for music by PolisDrFegejo pastor arcade to be represented in Rangoni theatre in the summer of 1755

Il mercato di Malmantile, dramma bernesco per musica da rappresentarsi nel Regio Ducal Teatro di Milano nell'autunno del corrente anno 1758. Dedicato a sua altezza serenissima il duca di Modena ... / [musica di Domenico Fischietti napolitano con diverse a

Il mercato di Malmantile, dramma bernesco per musica da rappresentarsi nel Regio Ducal Teatro di Milano nell'autunno del corrente anno 1758. Dedicato a sua altezza serenissima il duca di Modena ... / [musica di Domenico Fischietti napolitano con diverse a

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

Doctor Carlo Goldoni's comedies

New comedy: The prisoner of war in three acts

New comedy: The prisoner of war in three acts

Mémoires de M. Goldoni, pour servir a l'histoire de sa vie, et a celle de son théatre .. tome premier

Mémoires de M. Goldoni, pour servir a l'histoire de sa vie, et a celle de son théatre .. tome premier

Mémoires de M. Goldoni, pour servir a l'histoire de sa vie, et a celle de son théatre tome second

Mémoires de M. Goldoni, pour servir a l'histoire de sa vie, et a celle de son théatre tome second

Mémoires de M. Goldoni, pour servir a l'histoire de sa vie, et a celle de son théatre tome troisieme

Mémoires de M. Goldoni, pour servir a l'histoire de sa vie, et a celle de son théatre tome troisieme

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Encyclopedic overview

Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (/ɡɒlˈdoʊni/, also US: /ɡɔːlˈ-, ɡoʊlˈ-/; Italian: [ˈkarlo oˈzvaldo ɡolˈdoːni]; 25 February 1707 – 6 February 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. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty. His plays offered his contemporaries images of themselves, often dramatizing the lives, values, and conflicts of the emerging middle classes. Though he wrote in French and Italian, his plays make rich use of the Venetian language, regional vernacular, and colloquialisms. Goldoni also wrote under the pen name and title Polisseno Fegeio, Pastor Arcade, which he claimed in his memoirs the "Arcadians of Rome" bestowed on him.

Biography

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