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"A Servant of Two Masters" by Carlo Goldoni is one of the most celebrated comedies of the Italian theatrical tradition, set in a lively and chaotic Venice where social mobility, hunger, deception, and desire collide. At the center of the story is Truffaldino, a clever and opportunistic servant driven primarily by necessity and instinct for survival. In a desperate attempt to improve his condition, he secretly enters the service of two different masters at the same time, without revealing to either that he is already employed elsewhere.

From this simple premise unfolds a dense mechanism of misunderstandings, mistaken identities, crossed messages, disguises, and comic complications. The world of the play is populated by lovers separated by circumstance, rigid social expectations, and the remnants of commedia dell’arte archetypes, which Goldoni reworks into a more structured and psychologically grounded form of comedy. The tension between appearance and truth, as well as between improvisation and social order, drives the rhythm of the action, creating a continuous play of duplicity and irony.
This version, directed by Cristian Izzo, offers a strong reinterpretation of Goldoni’s world, reactivating its comic machinery through a contemporary sensibility. Izzo’s staging does not simply reproduce the classical structure, but reimagines it with an innovative theatrical language that emphasizes physicality, rhythm, and immediacy. The production is deeply rooted in a contemporary artistic perspective, while remaining faithful to the spirit of Goldoni’s critique of commedia dell’arte: the exposure of masks, roles, and social conventions as fragile constructions.

In this reading, the world of the play becomes both timeless and present, where humor emerges from human excess, necessity, and contradiction. Izzo’s direction highlights the vitality of performance itself, transforming Goldoni’s text into a dynamic space where tradition and experimentation meet, and where comedy becomes a lens to observe contemporary human behavior.

A lively and inventive comedy where chaos, wit, and physical play bring Goldoni’s world brilliantly to life.

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Music from selected works by Antonio Salieri

Dramaturg and Coordinator: Armando Rotondi
Assistant Director: Mihnea Zaharia
Light Designer: Amadeu Solernou
Set & Costume Designer and Executive Producer: Valentina Ricci
Production Coordinators: Drew Mulligan și Emma Groves-Raines

Cast & crew:
Alexandra Georgiou, Dasha Marambei, Bela Toteva, Elmira Wiklén, Franciska Szakonyi, Holly Johnson Lund, Iryna Tilna, Jakob Bonne, Nik Ray, Petruša Urša Kozelj

Producer: Institute of the Arts Barcelona (Spain)
Co-producer: With the support of the SKEPSIS Theatre Company(Romania) and IlLuogoInBuio/IDEA (Italy)

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Performance in English with translation into Romanian
Duration: 1h 45min
Date of premiere: 04.02.2026
Original title: A Servant of Two Masters
Spain