Int endant ▁Big ot ▁was ▁created ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁Honor able ▁Ath an ase ▁David , ▁provincial ▁secretary , ▁by ▁the ▁Société ▁canad ienne ▁d ' op é ret te ▁established ▁by ▁Honor é ▁Va ill anc ourt , ▁his ▁man aging ▁director ▁and ▁M . ▁Albert ▁Ro ber val , ▁art ▁director , ▁who ▁managed ▁this ▁opera ▁with ▁the ▁co operation ▁of ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁society . ▁The ▁opera ▁premier ed ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Monument ▁national ▁de ▁Montr éal ▁" ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁record ▁attend ance , ▁" ▁and ▁repeated ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁with ▁as ▁much ▁success . ▁Three ▁additional ▁sold - out ▁performances ▁were ▁mounted ▁at ▁the ▁Aud itor ium ▁de ▁Québec : ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁evening ▁of ▁Saturday , ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁and ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁numerous ▁cele brit ies ▁including ▁Sir ▁L omer ▁G ou in , ▁Lieutenant ▁governor ▁and ▁ex - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁province , ▁and ▁Mad am ▁Louis - ▁Alexandre ▁Tas ch ere au , ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁The ▁opera ▁presented ▁in ▁Quebec ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Ed mond - J . ▁Tr ud el ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁was ▁entr usted ▁to ▁Arnold ▁Be cker ▁of ▁New ▁York ’ s ▁San ▁Carlo ▁Opera . ▁ ▁The ▁opera ▁L ' Int endant ▁Big ot ▁ev okes ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁opp ression ▁end ured ▁by ▁the