The Teacher Who Was Not To Be
| The Teacher Who Was Not To Be | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Marcus Paus | |
| Librettist | Olav Anton Thommessen |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Premiere | 12 October 2013 Atrium of the University of Oslo during the Oslo Opera Festival |
The Teacher Who Was Not To Be (Norwegian: Læreren som ikke ble) is an opera monologue by Marcus Paus and with a libretto by Olav Anton Thommessen from 2013. It premiered at the concert "Paus & Paus" with works by Marcus Paus and Ole Paus in the Atrium of the University of Oslo as part of the Oslo Opera Festival on 12 October 2013, with opera singer Knut Stiklestad in the role of the eponymous "Teacher." The work was included on the album Requiem/Trisyn/Læreren som ikke ble (2022) alongside the work Requiem by Marcus and Ole Paus. It was also featured in the first episode of the podcast series Paus og Castle blir kloke på musikklivet (Paus and Castle Figure Out Music Life) in 2021.