We know now that it was sabotage. There were jealous musicians in the audience who had come to boo it. The whole thing was a fiasco, and Puccini withdrew the opera. -Benton Hess

 

We know now that it was sabotage. There were jealous musicians in the audience who had come to boo it. The whole thing was a fiasco, and Puccini withdrew the opera.


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This quote is just one of 2 total Benton Hess quotes in our collection. Benton Hess is known for saying 'We know now that it was sabotage. There were jealous musicians in the audience who had come to boo it. The whole thing was a fiasco, and Puccini withdrew the opera.' as well as some of the following quotes.

We know now that it was sabotage. There were jealous musicians in the audience who had come to boo it. The whole thing was a fiasco, and Puccini withdrew the opera.

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There would be even more performances if Butterfly wasn't such an incredibly difficult role to sing.

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