| The Taming of the Shrew | |
|---|---|
| Choreographer | John Cranko |
| Music | Domenico Scarlatti, arranged by Kurt-Heinz Stolze |
| Based on | The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare |
| Premiere | 16 March 1969 Staatsoper, Stuttgart |
| Original ballet company | Stuttgart Ballet |
| Design | Elisabeth Dalton |
| Setting | Italy, 16th century |
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.[1]