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Goldoni

American  
[gawl-doh-nee, gawl-daw-nee] / gɔlˈdoʊ ni, gɔlˈdɔ ni /

noun

  1. Carlo 1707–93, Italian dramatist.


Goldoni British  
/ ɡolˈdoːni /

noun

  1. Carlo (ˈkarlo). 1707–93, Italian dramatist; author of over 250 plays in Italian or French, including La Locandiera (1753). His work introduced realistic Italian comedy, superseding the commedia dell'arte

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The first one, last week, was the celebrated 2012 “One Man, Two Guvnors,” a raucous farce set in the swinging ’60s and based on an 18th-century play by Carlo Goldoni.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2020

His fortunes changed dramatically when he won the lead in One Man, Two Guvnors, a rollicking update by Richard Bean of the 18th-century Carlo Goldoni comedy The Servant of Two Masters.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2012

We meet at Teatro Goldoni, one of Washington’s best Italian restaurants, located on the infamous K Street, home to many of the town’s lobbying groups.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2012

Goldoni thoroughly revised the text, cutting out arias and pointless spectacle.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2011

The interweaving of this episode in Gozzi's Life with his literary warfare against Goldoni, which culminated in the production of his ten dramatic fables.—3.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Gozzi, Carlo

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