 It is likely, however, that the work's tedious libretto was as much to blame.In any case, C. H. Workman, the opera's producer and lead comic, was forced to replace McIntosh after the first week of the opera's run, incurring the wrath of Gilbert, who banned him from playing in any of his pieces in Britain.McIntosh never appeared in an opera again, although she may have had concert engagements.