The taming of the shrew
Jan Kučera
Jan Kučera
The taming of the shrew
'Who better recipe knows how to tame a shrew, they should tell me! I'd be grateful.'
This is how Petruccio announces his original plan for how to gain devotion and love of the unmanageable Katherine. The Taming of a Shrew choreographed and directed by Alena Pešková and the young composer Jan Kučera is an original ballet interpretation. The new Czech premiere has all the humorous symbols of Shakespearean comedy, and the poignancy of wit of the dance numbers keeps up with the lyrics of the great playwright.
scene
The Grand Theatre
opening night
17. 11. 2018
length of performance
120 min
recommended age
from 10 years old
Creators
- Libretto, Direction and Choreography:
- Alena Pešková
- Music and musical study:
- Jan Kučera
- Conductors:
- Jan Kučera, Jiří Petrdlík
- Stage Design:
- Richard Pešek jr.
- Costume:
- Aleš Valášek
- Assistant Choreographer:
- Zuzana Hradilová
- Assistant director:
- Miroslav Hradil
- Stage manager:
- Petr Šmaus
Prersons and actors
- Battista Minola:
- Miroslav Hradil
- Kateřina:
- Mami Mołoniewicz / Jarmila Hruškociová
- Bianka:
- Sara Antikainen
- Petruccio:
- Karel Audy / Gaëtan Pires / Richard Ševčík
- Lucenzio:
- Justin Rimke
- Gremio:
- Mátyás Sántha
- Hortensio:
- Giacomo Mori
- Tranio:
- Miroslav Suda
- Vdovička:
- Lýdie Švojgerová / Andronika Tarkošová
- Kněz:
- Jiří Žalud
- Floutci:
- Vojtěch Jansa, Karel Roubíček, Riccardo Gregolin, Angelos Antoniou, Thierry Lynn Jaquemet
- Krejčové - Modistky:
- Afroditi Vasilakopoulou, Aneta Pašková, Kristina Pires, Kristýna Miškolciová, Margarida Gonçalves, Adéla Krandová
- Obyvatelé Padovy, hospodský, kamelot:
- Abigail Baker, Lýdie Švojgerová, Kristina Pires, Adéla Krandová, Andronika Tarkošová, Afroditi Vasilakopoulou, Margarida Gonçalves, Aneta Pašková, Vojtěch Jansa, Thierry Lynn Jaquemet, Angelos Antoniou, Riccardo Gregolin, Karel Roubíček
- Hraje:
- Orchestr opery DJKT
Photos from the production
Photo author: Martina Root, Irena Štěrbová
- Tobacco products are used in the production.
- The length of the production is given including 1 intermission.
