Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (25 February 1707 - 6 February 1793) was a celebrated Venetian playwright, whom critics today rank among the European theatre's greatest authors. His works, along with those of the modernist Luigi Pirandello, include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni, one of Venice's most internationally recognized writers, for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty. Wikipedia
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During his residence in the French capital, Goldoni produced two important comedies in French, the "Bourru bienfaisant" (which he himself translated into Italian), and the "Avare fastueux". www.newadvent.org/cathen/06631a.htm
Avvocato Carlo Goldoni da rappresentarsi nel Teatro dell Illustrissimo Signor Cesare Capranica nel Carnevale dell Anno 1756. www.intratext.com/Catalogo/Autori/Aut408.HTM
