Dramatic, even extravagant "situations" expressed in verses "designed to portray the passions in the liveliest manner" was what Bellini was looking for in a libretto, according to a letter to Francesco Florimo, of 4 August 1834, and he found them in Romani.
Bellini buscaba nos libretos situacións dramáticas e mesmo extravagantes, "deseñadas para retratar as paixóns do xeito máis vívido", segundo unha carta a Francesco Florimo do 4 de agosto de 1834, e as atopou en Romani.