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Abu Hassan


 

Abu Hassan is an opera in one act by Carl Maria von Weber to a German libretto by Franz Hiemer, based on a story in A Thousand and One Nights. It was first performed at the Residentztheater in Munich on June 4, 1811.

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Opera - Carl Maria von Weber - German - Libretto - Franz Hiemer - Story - A Thousand and One Nights - Residentztheater - Munich - June 4 - 1811

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The opera has set numbers with recitative and spoken dialog. It is set in Baghdad in an unspecified time.

Related Topics:
Recitative - Baghdad

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Abu Hassan is not part of the standard operatic repertory. Recordings exist, and it is sometimes performed.

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