Puppetry master Nikolaus Habjan's rambunctious hinged-mouth puppets conquer the stage! In his acclaimed production at Theater Basel, everyone is drawn into the fast-paced, funny and sometimes darkly absurd confusion surrounding the barber Figaro. Nobody escapes the puppets - until the hilarious happy ending. A comedy for families as well as for a good evening with friends.

Figaro is not only the best barber in town, but also a playmaker, schemer and jack-of-all-trades. With calculated chaos and a variety of masquerades, he manages to free Rosina from the hands of her guardian Bartolo and bring her together with the handsome Count Almaviva. The ensemble demonstrates its comedic talent through singing and puppetry, while the puppets themselves increasingly take on a life of their own alongside their singing counterparts. The orchestra sits close to the audience on the forestage and becomes a player in this production.

Tamara Lorenzo Gabeiras conducts the Hessian State Orchestra for the first time; a musical version full of color and humor by Peter Leipold was specially commissioned for Wiesbaden.