The Mistress of the Inn (La locandiera)

LibriVox recording of The Mistress of the Inn (La locandiera) by Carlo Goldoni. (Translated by Merle Pierson.) Read by a full cast. Mirandolina runs an inn in Florence alone with only the help of her loyal employee Fabricius, and all of her guests are in love with her. The wealthy but only newly aristocratic Count D’Albafiorita and the impoverished but noble Marquis di Forlipopoli vie for her affections while debating the respective value of wealth and nobility (and insulting each other a good deal along the way). The misogynistic Cavalier di Ripafratta scoffs at their shared infatuation and r