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Czech[cs]
Libretisté Henri Meilhac a Ludovic Halévy se inspirovali rozsáhlou novelou Prospera Meriméa o krásné a lehkomyslné Carmen, jejíž přelétavý život končí rukou odmítnutého milence, a vytvořili z ní působivou tragédii oslnivého španělského koloritu.
German[de]
In der Geschichte der unglücklich verliebten Cio-Cio-San fand der Komponist alles, was er brauchte – sentimentale Geschichte, scharfe Vorgangskontraste, exotisches Kolorit der Umgebung, den Handlungsverlauf und die Aufnahmefähigkeit.
English[en]
The moving story of love between the poet, Rodolfo, and Mimi, a tender young woman too delicate to be able to enjoy a long life, combined with a story of friendship of four young artists at Montmartre, was indeed an ideal theme for an opera. The libretto was supplied by the tandem of leading Verismo opera writers, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, with whom the composer had first collaborated on Manon Lescaut, and whose services he was yet to seek, after La bohème, also for Tosca and Madama Butterfly.