Act I
..............The Dream (The Pastrycook's Tale)
..............The Contest of Generosity (The Butcher's Tale)
..............The Wonderful Bag (The Greengrocer's Tale)
..............Abu-al-Hasan's Historic Indiscretion (The Clarinetist's Tale)
Act II
..............Aziz and Azizah
..............The Prince and the Tortoise
..............Harun al-Rashid Judges of Love
..............Ala al-Din Abu Shamat and the Infamous Pederast Bilateral
..............A Song for Two Experienced Women
..............Princess Budur
..............Hard Head and Little Foot
Baghdad, in the heart of Islam, is the city of well-being; in it are the talents of which men speak, and elegance and courtesy. Its winds are balmy and its science penetrating. In it are to be found the best of everything and all that is beautiful. From it comes everything worthy of consideration, and every elegance is drawn toward it. All hearts belong to it, and all wars are against it.
Muqadassi, ninth century
