by Sebastian Schwab
Singspiel in eight scenes after Otfried Preußler
Vocals by: Elena Tzavara, Anne X. Weber, Susanne Lütje
Directed by: Elena Tzavara
in German with German surtitles
for children aged 6 and older
a production of Staatsoper Stuttgart 2023, 120 min
Who has not heard of the robber Hotzenplotz? He first steals grandmother’s new coffee grinder which plays such beautiful music whilst grinding. Then Hotzenplotz lures Kasperl and Seppel into a trap taking them both prisoners. What’s more, the villain then sells poor Kasperl to the great and evil magician Petrosilius Zwackelmann – or is it Seppel he is selling? In any case, it takes a fair amount of courage, magic and the combined help by the audience to rescue the two friends. Composer Sebastian Schwab has newly composed Otfried Preußler’s enchanting story as a Singspiel for the ensemble of the Staatsoper Stuttgart in time for Preußler’s 100th birthday – with coffee mill and, of course, seven knives.
The ITFS will show the video recording of the family opera as a matinée on the large LED screen.