In the organizer's words:

by Sebastian Schwab

Singspiel in eight scenes after Otfried Preußler
Libretto and lyrics: Elena Tzavara, Anne X. Weber and Susanne Lütje
Who doesn't know him, the robber Hotzenplotz? First he steals Grandma's new coffee grinder - which can make such beautiful music. Then he lures Seppel and Kasperl into a trap and takes them both prisoner. But that's not all! The villain also sells poor Kasperl to the great and evil magician Petrosilius Zwackelmann - wait, or does he sell Seppel? It doesn't matter. In any case, it takes a good dose of courage, magic and the help of the audience to get the two friends out of their mess. Composer Sebastian Schwab has re-composed Otfried Preußler's enchanting story as a singspiel for the Stuttgart State Opera ensemble just in time for his 100th birthday - complete with coffee grinder and, of course, seven knives. This content has been machine translated.