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

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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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Opera: Opera refers to an European art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. Comparable art forms from other parts of the world are usually prefaced with an adjective indicating the region; examples include Chinese opera and Beijing opera....

Carl Maria von Weber: Carl Maria Friedrich Ernest von Weber (?November 19 1786 – June 5 1826) was a German composer, born in the town of Eutin, near L?beck. He was a critical figure in the development of musical Romanticism, and influenced many composers of his and of subsequent generations, including Wagner, Liszt...

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