| The Mistress of the Inn | |
|---|---|
| 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 about a coquette.[1] The play has been regarded as his masterpiece.[2] Frederick Davies describes it as Goldoni's Much Ado About Nothing.[3]