Friedrich Kurth

Franz Sommer, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three years, forms a close relationship with his cellmate, Steineau. Upon release, his wife Helene is concerned as to how incarceration has changed the man she married.

Since he falls for beautiful Rosina, the Almaviva count is questioning his Donjuanesque life. He resolves to travel to Seville to seek advice from famed Figaro, who is much more than a barber.