Abu Hassan is a comic opera in one act by Carl Maria von Weber to a German libretto by Franz Carl Hiemer (de), based on a story in One Thousand and One Nights. It was composed between 11 August 1810 and 12 January 1811 and has set numbers with recitative and spoken dialogue. The work is a Singspiel in the then popular Turkish style.
| Librettist | Franz Karl Hiemer (after Le dormeur éveillé by Antoine Galland) |
| Date of composition | 1811 (1810-1811; revised in 1812–13 and 1823) |
| Premiered | 1811, June 4th in Munich, Germany |
| First published | 1819 |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | J. 106 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Abu Hassan, cup-bearer to the Caliph
Voice (Soprano) - Fatime, his wife Voice (Bass) - Omar, a money-lender Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Caliph Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Zobeide, the Caliph's wife Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Carl Maria von Weber: Abu Hassan, J. 106 "Komische Oper in einem Akt" Carl Maria von Weber: Abu Hassan, J. 106 "Komische Oper in einem Akt" Carl Maria von Weber: Abu Hassan, J. 106 "Komische Oper in einem Akt" |