6 December 2013
Main stage
Goldoni’s
revolution in comedy in the 18th century was the view that the origin of the
comedy is the character. Slowly the masks of commedia dell’arte disappear from
his plays and the personality of the actors and their becoming of the character
is given an ever more prominent role. One of his most important
character-comedies is written in 1753. The plot takes place in an inn in
Florence where a hard struggle takes place to win the favors of the inn’s
madam. Mirandolina is an orphan who manages the inn alone, but to stay afloat
she needs a good dosage of almost overt female cunning. It is a consequence of
her subtle air, high society demeanor and beauty that all the male residence of
the inn are all drawn into her charm. One day a knight arrives who it seems
doesn’t take any woman of the world into any consideration. But Mirandolina’s
subtle ways slowly unhinge him from his misogynistic attitude. Heroism,
passion, vanity and jealousy spring up in the inn, and the madam only forgets
one thing: in this searing atmosphere she can get burned as well as anyone
else.
Knight Rippafratta
Count Forlipopoli
Count Albafiorita
Madam Mirandolina
Actress Ortensia
Actress Dejanira
Fabrizio, the waitress
The knight’s assistant
Costume designer:
Bodnár Enikő
Set designer:
Dézsi Szilárd
Directed by: Dézsi Szilárd