The Witches | |
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OperabyMarcus Paus | |
Librettist | Ole Paus |
Language | Norwegian |
Based on | The Witches byRoald Dahl |
Premiere |
2008
Gloppen Musikkfest |
The Witches is a children's opera composed by Marcus Paus to a Norwegian-language librettobyOle Paus, and based on the 1983 novel of the same namebyRoald Dahl. It was written for Gloppen Musikkfest, and was first performed in 2008 with Tora Augestad as the eponymous Grand High Witch. The opera was written especially with Augestad in mind.[1][2][3]