If Not That One, Then This One

If Not That One, Then This One (Azerbaijani: O olmasın, bu olsun; او اولماسون بو اولسون), also known as Mashadi Ibad (Azerbaijani: Məşədi İbad; مشهدی عباد) is a 1910 Azerbaijani operetta in four acts written by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The comedy reflects social and everyday life relations in prerevolution Azerbaijan. It is the composer's second work written in this genre, and is considered a national classic alongside the same composer's Arshin mal alan.

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Uzeyir Hajibeyov is the composer of record for this opera.

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Other Operas by Uzeyir Hajibeyov

• Husband and Wife  (1910)
• Asli and Kerem  (1912)
• Harun and Leyla  (1915)
• Koroghlu  (1937)