Abu Hassan
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"Abu Hassan" is a comic opera in one act by Carl Maria von Weber to a German libretto by , 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 music (style)/Turkish style.

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The war could really be on now. This is something greater and more symbolic than attacks on people. This is a strike at who we are.

We warn this is only a first step.

We respect the result of the election, and we respect the people and the government, but this doesn't mean we have to starve to death. The government is talking about alternatives to secure money for salaries, but until now they have showed us nothing.

We want salaries. We want the government to live up to its responsibilities. If they don't have the ability to secure our salaries and to guarantee good living conditions for the people, they either have to step aside or to ask the people what the next step must be. They cannot act alone.