Mausemärchen-Riesengeschichte

The giant Bartolo and the dormouse Rosinchen have one problem in common: no friends! Everyone is scared of Bartolo because he seems so enormous and strong, although in actual fact he is the greatest coward in the land. In contrast, Rosinchen is afraid of nothing and nobody and is for this reason treated with mistrust by all the animals in the forest. Independently of one another, they both set off to find a friend. When Bartolo becomes exhausted and stops for a rest in a clearing of the forest, he feels something warm on his hand; at the same time, Rosinchen feels as if she is being stroked by a giant finger … 
Elisabeth Naske and the librettist Daniela Baumann depict this touching story based on the well-known children’s book by Annegert Fuchshuber using unorthodox musical methods: the work is scored for children’s choir and dispenses with any form of instrumental accompaniment. The choir is the protagonist: it represents the inhabitants of the forest, relates the story of Bartolo and Rosinchen and additionally produces all noises and tonal effects with the aid of vocal techniques. A video projection directly focused on the choir, creating the atmosphere and depicting scenes from the story, provides support for the text and the music, so that the story breaks free of the limits of mere narration and finds its way onto the stage.
This musical story is a delightful and rewarding challenge for all school choirs with a minimum of sixteen young singers.