Trilogie der Sommerfrische

After a stay in Paris, Carlo Goldoni is spending his last evening before his departure for Venice. Suddenly the protagonists of his Trilogia della Villeggiatura (Trilogy of Vacation) come to him as real people.
Giacinta is in love with Guglielmo, but her father Filippo prefers Leonardo who is supposed to be wealthy. There is an exchange of words between Giacinta and Leonardo. Vittoria, Leonardo’s sister, bursts onto the scene; the women exchange compliments. Goldoni, who is observing the whole scene, has to listen to Vittoria’s reproaches, because she is no longer his favourite girl.
After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, the little company embarks. It becomes increasingly clear that both Giacinta and Vittoria are in love with Guglielmo. Giacinta professes her love for Guglielmo but in the same breath she tells him that she will marry Leonardo, because she wants to keep her word to her father. Guglielmo goes off with Vittoria.
The characters distance themselves more and more from their creator Goldoni. It also becomes obvious that Leonardo is deeply in debt and that the marriage between Leonardo and Giacinta is a sham. But the people on this summer holiday don’t have the power to change anything. What remains is alienation and disillusionment.