Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung
Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung (also: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung) (English: The Taming of the Shrew) is a German-language comic opera in four acts by the German composer Hermann Goetz. It was written between 1868 and 1872 and first performed at the National Theatre Mannheim on 11 October 1874 under the conductor Ernst Frank [de]. The libretto, by Joseph Victor Widmann [de] and the composer, is based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The style of the opera shows Goetz turning away from the musical ideas of Richard Wagner towards the classicism of Mozart. Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung was a huge success, not only in Germany but in the United States and in Great Britain, where it received high praise from George Bernard Shaw.[citation needed]
Roles
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, October 11, 1874[1] Conductor: Ernst Frank |
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Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua | bass | Karl Ditt |
Katharine, Baptista's daughter | soprano | Ottilie Ottiker |
Bianka (Bianca), Baptista's daughter | soprano | Ida Auer-Herbeck |
Petruchio, a gentleman from Verona | baritone | Eduard Schlosser |
Grumio, Petruchio's servant | bass | |
Lucentio, Bianca's suitor | tenor | Carl Slovak |
Hortensio, Bianca's suitor | baritone | August Knapp |
Hortensio's wife | mezzo-soprano | |
A tailor | tenor |
Recordings
- 1944: Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden chorus and orchestra, conducted by Karl Elmendorff (Urania)
- 2007: Bayerischer Rundfunk chorus and orchestra, conducted by Joseph Keilberth (Profil)
References
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "11 October 1874". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
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- Las bravías (1896)
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- Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1953)
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- Christopher Sly (1963)
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- 1929
- 1962 (TV)
- 1967
- 1980 (TV)
- 1994 (TV)
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- You Made Me Love You (1933)
- Second Best Bed (1938)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1942)
- Enamorada (1946)
- Kiss Me Kate (1953)
- Abba Aa Hudugi (1959)
- Gundamma Katha (1962)
- Manithan Maravillai (1962)
- McLintock! (1963)
- Arivaali (1963)
- Kiss Me Kate (1968)
- Pattikada Pattanama (1972)
- Il Bisbetico Domato (1980)
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- Banarasi Babu (1997)
- 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
- O Cravo e a Rosa (2000; TV)
- Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
- The Taming of the Shrew (2005; TV)
- Frivolous Wife (2008)
- 10 Things I Hate About You (2009; TV)
- Isi Life Mein...! (2010)
- The Taming of the Shrew in performance
- The Taming of the Shrew on screen
- Shrew (stock character)
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