Name: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung
Start: 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opernhaus

Organization

Lighting designer

Steen Bjarke

Conductor

Wolfgang Heinz

Choreographer

John Cranko

Costume designer

Elisabeth Dalton

Set designer

Orchestra

Staatsorchesters Stuttgart

Ballet

Das Stuttgarter Ballett

Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung

Stuttgart

Germany

Opernhaus

John Cranko's "The Taming of the Shrew" is one of the greatest ballet comedies of the 20th century. Inspired by William Shakespeare's world-famous play, Cranko brings to life the story of the unruly Katherina, who no one wants to marry, and the dashing and clever Petruchio, who makes her his wife and "tames" her. "The Taming of the Shrew" was created by John Cranko for the Stuttgart Ballet, starring renowned dancers Marcia Haydée and Richard Cragun. Cranko, who masterfully knows how to create characters whose inner motives are believable and immediately understandable for the audience, made two spectacular roles available to many subsequent generations of dancers, in which acting and dancing skills can be combined in a sublime way. Katherina's character undergoes a profound transformation over the course of the ballet as she lets her defenses drop and realizes that Petruchio loves her for her own sake. The thoroughly lovable Petruchio is given two bravura solos that leave the audience breathless and jubilant. With three brilliant pas de deux that are alternately funny, touching and deeply human, Cranko ensures that the audience has fallen in love with his two main characters when the final curtain falls. The thoroughly lovable Petruchio is given two bravura solos that leave the audience breathless and jubilant. With three brilliant pas de deux that are alternately funny, touching and deeply human, Cranko ensures that the audience has fallen in love with his two main characters when the final curtain falls. The thoroughly lovable Petruchio is given two bravura solos that leave the audience breathless and jubilant. With three brilliant pas de deux that are alternately funny, touching and deeply human, Cranko ensures that the audience has fallen in love with his two main characters when the final curtain falls.

As in many of Cranko's ballets - and also in plays by Shakespeare - there are numerous supporting characters who delight the audience and counterbalance the two main characters: Katharina's pretty but insipid sister Bianca and her three suitors: the fool Gremio, the vain Hortensio and young student Lucentio, who eventually wins Bianca's hand, only to realize looks aren't everything. Katherina and Bianca's long-suffering father and the village priest add to the wonderful comedy of the ballet. To the happy and exuberant music of Domenico Scarlatti, orchestrated by Kurt-Heinz Stolze, and with colorful costumes and a charming set design by Elisabeth Dalton, "The Taming of the Shrew" commemorates

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John Cranko’s The Taming of the Shrew is one of the great ballet comedies of the 20th century. Inspired by William Shakespeare’s world-famous play, Cranko brings to vivid life the story of the shrewish Katharina whom no one wants to marry and the dashing and clever Petrucchio who makes her his wife and “tames” her. Cranko, a master at creating characters whose inner motivations are believable and instantly understandable to the audience, has provided many subsequent generations of dancers with two spectacular roles in which both acting and dancing ability can be sublimely combined. Katharina’s character undergoes a profound change during the course of the ballet as she lets her defenses down and realizes that Petrucchio loves her for herself. The utterly lovable Petrucchio is given two bravura solos which leave the audience breathless and cheering. Using three ingenious pas de deux which are in turns hilarious, touching and utterly human, Cranko ensures that the audience has fallen in love with his two main characters by the time the final curtain falls. Set to cheerful and boisterous music by Domenico Scarlatti and with colourful costumes and a charming set by Elisabeth Dalton, The Taming of the Shrew evokes the sunlit streets and gardens of Italy and is a perfect ballet for the whole family.

English

Die Ballettkomödie gilt als schwierigstes Fach überhaupt und es gibt nur wenige wirklich witzige Tanzstücke. Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung gehört dazu! John Cranko hat eine vor Vitalität strotzende Choreographie geschaffen, bei der das Corps de ballet schwungvoll über die Bühne fegt und die virtuosen Pas de deux zwischen hitzigem Gefecht und romantischem Rendezvous wechseln. Mit einer Prise Slapstick versehen bringt diese einmalige Ballettkomödie
Tanzfans wie NeuentdeckerInnen, Kinder und ihre Großeltern zum Lachen.

Bevor die hübsche Bianca heiraten darf, soll zuerst ihre kratzbürstige Schwester Katharina vor den Traualtar treten. Der Draufgänger Petruchio nimmt sich der Widerspenstigen an und erkennt, dass unter der Oberfläche eine sensible, aber auch starke Frau zum Vorschein kommt. Er wiederum kann bei ihr seine großspurige Maske ablegen. So wird aus einem zunächst stürmischen Kampf letztlich eine harmonische Partnerschaft. John Cranko verwandelte die Shakespeare’sche Komödie in ein spritziges Ballett, das sich auf das allgemein Menschliche fokussiert: Erst als die beiden Vertrauen zueinander fassen, können sie ihr wahres Wesen offenbaren und sich auf Augenhöhe begegnen.

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Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung by Stolze, From (2022/2022), Conductor Wolfgang Heinz, Opernhaus, Stuttgart, Germany

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