But according to Mosco Carner, Puccini had intended for the verses to be read out to the audience, although he notes there is no mention of this having actually happened in contemporary reviews of the first production.
Segundo Mosco Carner, Puccini pretendera que os versos se leran polo público, aínda que el sinala que non hai ningunha mención de que iso ocorrera realmente nas críticas contemporáneas da primeira produción.