Arshin Mal Alan (operetta)

Following the opening in Azerbaijan, Arshin Mal Alan was performed in theatres of Tbilisi, Yerevan and Ashgabat, as well as Iran and Turkey.

However, in 19th century Azerbaijan, women were kept at home and, when allowed out in public, they were heavily covered in hijab.

Asker reveals his identity to Gulchohra's father, the wealthy Sultan Bey, and asks for permission to marry her.

When Gulchohra realizes that the rich businessman that her father has chosen is actually her beloved peddler, she agrees to the marriage.

Arshin Mal Alan has been staged in many languages and in theaters in over 60 countries, including Vienna, Austria (2006),[2] Beijing, China (2010),[3] and Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Asker would rather marry for love, and Suleyman offers to disguise him in the clothes of a peddler (arshin-malchi), ensuring his access to private homes.

Gulchohra, the daughter of the highborn, but impoverished, Sultan Bey, knows that her father intends to find a rich fiancé.

Asker agrees to give his aunt away in marriage to Sultan Bey but, in return, he wants to marry Gulchohra.

Wishing to avert her daughter's resistance, he fakes her abduction and sends her to Askar's house.