{"product_id":"carlo-gozzi-a-life-in-the-18th-century-venetian-theater-an-afterlife-in-opera","title":"Carlo Gozzi","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806) is best known for his plays that have famously been adapted into opera librettos. Puccini's final opera, \u003ci\u003eTurandot,\u003c\/i\u003e was based on a play by Gozzi. Prokofiev's \u003ci\u003eThe Love of Three Oranges\u003c\/i\u003e is also based on a Gozzi play. Richard Wagner's first opera, \u003ci\u003eDie Feen,\u003c\/i\u003e is based on Gozzi's \u003ci\u003eLa Donna Serpente.\u003c\/i\u003e Mozart's \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Flute\u003c\/i\u003e contains many elements that are similar to Gozzi's plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Gozzi is well known for reviving \u003ci\u003ecommedia dell'arte,\u003c\/i\u003e an ancient form of Italian improvisational theater that had fallen out of favor before his time. This is the first full biography in English of the most  successful playwright in 18th century Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54182190416216,"sku":null,"price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786493784_f5071db2-9032-4958-b30d-69f2b5adac6e.jpg?v=1764507640","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/carlo-gozzi-a-life-in-the-18th-century-venetian-theater-an-afterlife-in-opera","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}