The story presented in the French opera, by Camille Saint-Saens, is of an artist "whose life is dictated by a love for drugs and Japan." Here is the same text in Chinese (Simplified):
卡米尔·圣桑 (Camille Saint-Saens) 创作的法国歌剧讲述的是一名艺术家的故事，“他一生沉迷于毒品和对日本的热爱”。