 In spite of Romani's contract deadlines, no progress towards the preparation of the libretto for "Beatrice" took place in November.Bellini announced that he would arrive in Venice in early December, but after the 10th, he became preoccupied with rehearsals for his stagings of "Norma".However, the lack of any verses—for an opera which was supposed to be given its premiere in the second half of February—caused him to have to take action against Romani.