| The Witches | |
| Composer: | Marcus Paus |
| Librettist: | Ole Paus |
| Language: | Norwegian |
| Premiere Date: | 2008 |
| Premiere Location: | Gloppen Musikkfest |
The Witches is a children's opera composed by Marcus Paus to a Norwegian-language libretto by Ole Paus, and based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Roald 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]