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Discover "The Cunning Widow" on tour, adapted and directed by Giancarlo Marinelli.<p> First performed in Venice in 1748, the comedy by Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni continues to make people laugh and surprise them.<br><br> Rosaura, a young, beautiful, and wealthy Venetian widow, meets four suitors of different nationalities: Lord Runebif, the Englishman; Monsieur Le Blau, the Frenchman; Don Alvaro de Castille, the Spaniard; and Count Bosco Nero, the Italian. Each of them courts her, through the mischievous Harlequin.<br><br> But Rosaura is undecided. With the help of her lady-in-waiting, Marionnette, she devises a plan to make her choice. But surprises, like love—especially in Venice—are always just around the corner...<br><br> "The Cunning Widow" is a pure comedy, a companion novel, a captivating adventure and much more... but, above all, it is the story of a woman who dreams and fights for her freedom, because she is the one who sets the rules!<br><br> Translation: Valerio Zaina</p>