The Taming of the Shrew

A Ballet by John Cranko after William Shakespeare

121 min

Available until 19/04/2026

Choreographed in 1969 by the legendary John Cranko, this technically virtuoso and irresistibly comic Taming of the Shrew remains a landmark production of the Stuttgart Ballet.

In Padua, three gentlemen, Hortensio, Lucentio and Gremio, are assiduously courting the sweet Bianca. But Baptista, the girl's father, refuses to marry her until Catharina, her older sister with a terrible temper, has a ring on her finger. The three suitors manage to convince Petruchio, whom they met in a tavern, to ask for the hand of the reluctant damsel. Petruchio challenges himself to win over - and soften - the beautiful Catharina.

With

  • Das Stuttgarter Ballett

  • Elisa Badenes

  • Jason Reilly

  • Veronika Verterich

  • Martí Fernández Paixá

  • Alessandro Giaquinto

  • Fabio Adorisio

Director

Michael Beyer

Choreography

John Cranko

Director

John Cranko

Composer

Kurt-Heinz Stolze nach Domenico Scarlatti

Libretto

John Cranko

Artistic director

Reid Anderson

Costumes

Elisabeth Dalton

Music director

Wolfgang Heinz

Orchestra

Staatsorchester Stuttgart

Sets / Set building

Elisabeth Dalton

Country

Germany

Year

2022

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