The Ash-Lad – Pål's Story

The Ash-Lad – Pål's Story (Norwegian: Askeladden – Påls versjon) (Askeladden – Påls versjon) is a children's opera composed by Marcus Paus to a Norwegian-language libretto by Ole Paus.

[1] It was commissioned by the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet and premiered in 2011.

Consisting of three scenes with a duration of about 80 minutes,[2] it is based on the Norwegian fairy tales about Askeladden (The Ash-Lad) and tells the story from the perspective of the perennial loser and underdog, the Ash-Lad's brother Pål.

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