▁Raymond ▁finds ▁and ▁makes ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁je alous y ▁and ▁parts ▁from ▁Gem ma . ▁ ▁Act ▁Three ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁act , ▁a ▁party ▁is ▁organized ▁at ▁Big ot ' s ▁home , ▁and ▁Gem ma ▁is ▁invited . ▁Big ot ▁h ires ▁ 3 ▁band its ▁to ▁kid nap ▁her ▁and ▁bring ▁her ▁by ▁force ▁to ▁his ▁house . ▁During ▁the ▁kid n apping , ▁Gem ma ▁is ▁fat ally ▁injured ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁arrested ▁band its ▁reve als ▁the ▁plot . ▁Fur ious , ▁a ▁crowd ▁capt ures ▁Big ot ▁and ▁cr ush es ▁him ▁under ▁a ▁ben ch . ▁ ▁App reci ation ▁of ▁the ▁Work ▁ ▁The ▁five ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁L ' Int endant ▁Big ot ▁were ▁sold ▁out , ▁and ▁were ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁benef ited ▁from ▁significant ▁media ▁coverage . ▁Several ▁artists ▁str essed ▁the ▁qual ities ▁of ▁the ▁work , ▁including ▁Wil fr id ▁Pel let ier , ▁conduct or ▁of ▁New ▁York ’ s ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera , ▁who ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁author : ▁" you ▁possess ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁writing , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁extremely ▁rare ▁thing , ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁but ▁in ▁Europe ▁now ad ays ". ▁M . ▁Honor é ▁Va ill anc ourt , ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Société ▁canad ienne ▁d ' op é ret te , ▁considered ▁the ▁author ▁to ▁be ▁" ▁the ▁first ▁Canadian ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁ly ric ▁work ▁set ▁on ▁stage ▁in