Meilhac and Halévy were a long-standing duo with an established division of labour: Meilhac, who was completely unmusical, wrote the dialogue and Halévy the verses.
Meilhac a Halévy tvořili dlouholeté duo se zavedenou dělbou práce: zcela nemuzikální Meilhac psal dialogy a Halévy verše.