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Stephen Hartke's the Greater Good was commissioned by Glimmerglass Opera, and is a strikingly original contribution to the operatic repertory. Based on an iconic short story by Maupassant set during the immediate aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War. Album Tracks 1. Rouen, a Tuesday in Late February, 1871, 4 Am 2. Count? 3. I Know, I Know, You Never Want to, Girl 4. Cigar? 5. A Lonely Street or An Alley 6. Say, You Know Why They Call Her Ice Cream? 7. You Can Get in If You Want 8. Aboard the Coach, Starting Out 9. There Was a Boat 10. These Really Are Wonderful 11. Darling, Look! 12. Do You Know Mme. de Vidoudet? 13. Very Bad for Business, War 14. What Time D'you Have? 15. If I Were a Big Bad Wolf 16. See Anything? 17. Oh My God! 18. I Gotta Hand It to You, Girlie! 19. Gentleman, Pardon Me 20. These Are the Tastes of 21. Tiny Gherkins, Pickled Onions! 22. Men Don't Understand 23. You Know How It Was 24. At First I Thought I'd Stay 25. Someone Helped Me Out 26. It's Like That Badinguet 27. God It's Cold! 28. Nothing But Snow 29. I Think I See Lights! 30. Raus! Raus! Raus! 31. Come in, Come in 32. Monsieur Follenvie! 33. Things Are Looking Up! 34. Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset? 35. Well, You See How Things Are 36. It's a Funny Thing Waking Up Under Occupation 37. They're Pigs! 38. An Unprovoked Attack Is Barbaric! 39. What a Collection! 40. Our Little Miss Has to Siss 41. Come to My Room 42. Oh Boy! 1. The Inn at Totes, Wednesday, 8 Am 2. What the Devil? 3. Yes? 4. M. Follenvie! We Demand An Explanation! 5. I Miss My Cat 6. This Snow. This Blasted Snow 7. Oh How I Wish I Was in My House 8. Who Is It? 9. Nein! Dunt Vant! Dunt Care! 10. Oh, Look, How Lovely 11. You Tell That Bastard 12. What's All This About? 13. Please, Eat 14. It's So Cold 15. I Have An
