Musicologist Charles Rosen writes, "it is possible that Da Ponte understood the dramatic necessities of Mozart's style without prompting; but before his association with da Ponte, Mozart had already bullied several librettists into giving him the dramatically shaped ensembles he loved."
Musikforskeren Charles Rosen skriver, at "det er muligt, at da Ponte forstod dramatiske fornødenheder i Mozarts stil uden at spørge, men før sit samarbejde med da Ponte havde Mozart allerede presset flere tekstforfattere til at give ham dramatisk formede ensembler som han elskede dem".