the taming of the shrew was first performed prior to june 1592.
the taming of the shrew was first performed prior to june 1592.
when was the taming ofthe shrew first performed?
prior to june 1592
however, it is possible to narrow the date further. a "terminus ante quem" for "a shrew" seems to be august 1592, as a stage direction at 3.21 mentions "simon," which probably refers to the actor simon jewell, who was buried on 21 august 1592. furthermore, "the shrew" must have been written earlier than 1593, as anthony chute's "beauty dishonoured, written under the title of shore's wife" (published in june 1593) contains the line "he calls his kate, and she must come and kiss him." this must refer to "the shrew", as there is no corresponding "kissing scene" in "a shrew". there are also verbal similarities between both "shrew" plays and the anonymous play "a knack to know a knave" (first performed at the rose on 10 june 1592). "knack" features several passages common to both "a shrew" and "the shrew", but it also borrows several passages unique to "the shrew". this suggests "the shrew" was on stage prior to june 1592.
the taming of the shrew
johan wagenaar's "de getemde feeks" (1909) is the second of three overtures wagenaar wrote based on shakespeare, the others being "koning jan" (1891) and "driekoningenavond" (1928). another overture inspired by the play is alfred reynolds' "the taming of the shrew overture" (1927). ermanno wolf-ferrari's verismo opera "sly, ovvero la leggenda del dormiente risvegliato" (1927) focuses on the induction, with libretto by giovacchino forzano. a tragedy, the opera depicts sly as a hard-drinking and debt-ridden poet who sings in a london pub. when he is tricked into believing that he is a lord, his life improves, but upon learning it is a ruse, he mistakenly concludes the woman he loves (dolly) only told him she loved him as part of the ruse. in despair, he kills himself by cutting his wrists, with dolly arriving too late to save him. starring aureliano pertile and mercedes llopart, it was first performed at la scala in milan. rudolf karel's "the taming of the shrew" is an unfinished opera upon which he worked between 1942 and 1944. philip greeley clapp's "the taming of the shrew" (1948) was first performed at the metropolitan opera. vittorio giannini's "the taming of the shrew" (1953) is an opera buffa, with libretto by giannini and dorothy fee. it was first performed at the cincinnati music hall, starring dorothy short and robert kircher. vissarion shebalin's "ukroshchenye stroptivoy" (1957), with libretto by abram akimovich gozenpud, was shebalin's last opera and was immediately hailed as a masterpiece throughout russia. dominick argento's "christopher sly" (1962), with libretto by john manlove, is a comic opera in two scenes and an interlude, first performed in the university of minnesota. sly is duped by a lord into believing that he himself is a lord. however, he soon becomes aware of the ruse, and when left alone, he flees with the lord's valuables and his two mistresses.
the taming of the shrew