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Valentino Carrera
1834–1895
Best known for lively comedies rooted in everyday Italian life, this 19th-century playwright aimed to bring popular theater closer to ordinary audiences. His most famous success, La quaderna di Nanni, helped earn him a reputation as an original comic voice.
6 Audiobooks
Peregrinazioni d'uno zingaro per laghi ed Alpi Il Lago Maggiore, l'Ossola, la Frua e il Gries
by Valentino Carrera
La quaderna di Nanni Le Commedie, vol. 1
by Valentino Carrera
Un avvocato dell'avvenire Le Commedie, vol. 1
by Valentino Carrera
Gli ultimi giorni di Goldoni Le Commedie, vol. 1
by Valentino Carrera
Dedica - Scarabocchio Le Commedie, vol. 1
by Valentino Carrera
Capitale e mano d'opera Le Commedie, vol. 1
by Valentino Carrera
About the author
Born in Turin on December 19, 1834, Valentino Carrera was an Italian dramatist and comic playwright. Italian reference sources describe him as a writer who hoped to create a truly popular theater, and he is especially remembered for his comedies.
Before devoting himself fully to writing, he worked in the customs administration. He left that post in 1878 and dedicated himself entirely to theatrical production, continuing a career that included many comedies, vaudevilles, and stage works.
His best-known play is La quaderna di Nanni (1870), often noted for its vivid picture of Florentine life and for the wider reputation it brought him. Carrera died in Turin on October 12, 1895.