Ballet

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew is a ballet choreographed by John Cranko to music by Domenico Scarlatti, first performed in 1969. The Taming of the Shrew is a ballet in two acts choreographed by John Cranko to keyboard works by Domenico Scarlatti…

Choreography
John Cranko
Music
Domenico Scarlatti
Premiere
1969
First performed at
Staatsoper Stuttgart

About the work

The Taming of the Shrew is a ballet in two acts choreographed by John Cranko to keyboard works by Domenico Scarlatti arranged and orchestrated by Kurt-Heinz Stolze. With scenery and costumes designed by Elizabeth Dalton, it was first presented as Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung by the Stuttgart Ballet at the Wṻrtembergische Staatstheater in Stuttgart on 16 March 1969.

From the Wikipedia article “The Taming of the Shrew (ballet)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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