1600) was written in verse, and this continued well into the 19th century, although genres of musical theatre with spoken dialogue have typically alternated verse in the musical numbers with spoken prose.
1600) en verso, e esta tendencia continuou ata ben entrado o século XIX, aínda que os xéneros de teatro musical con diálogo falado tipicamente alternaron o verso nos números falados coa prosa falada dos diálogos.