Back Mirandolina German Η λοκαντιέρα Greek La gastejestrino Esperanto La locandiera Spanish مهمانخانهچی Persian La locandiera French A pousadeira Galician La locandiera Italian Hangița Romanian Трактирщица Russian
| The Mistress of the Inn | |
|---|---|
| Original title | La locandiera |
| Written by | Carlo Goldoni |
| Date premiered | 1753 |
| Place premiered | Republic of Venice |
| Original language | Italian |
| Subject | Coquetry |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Mirandolina's inn in Florence |
The Mistress of the Inn (Italian: La locandiera [la lokanˈdjɛːra]), also translated as The Innkeeper Woman or Mirandolina (after the play's main character), is a 1753 three-act comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni centred around a coquette.[1] The play has been regarded as his masterpiece,[2] with Frederick Davies describing it as "Goldoni's Much Ado About Nothing".[3]