Hartke: The Greater Good

Hartke: The Greater Good

Hartke: The Greater Good
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Performer: Matthew Worth
Performer: Christopher Burchett
Performer: Liam Moran
Composer: Stephen Hartke
Conductor: Stewart Robertson
Performer: Christine Abraham
Performer: Dorothy Byrne
Performer: Katherine Calcamuggio
Orchestra: Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
Performer: Jeanine Thames
Performer: Caroline Worra
Performer: Elaine Alvarez
Performer: Jill Gardner
Performer: Christian Reiner
Performer: John De Haan
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-06-26
Music Label: Naxos American
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 1. Rouen, a Tuesday in late February, 1871, 4 AM
  2. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 1. Count?
  3. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 1. I know, I know, you never want to, girl!
  4. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 1. Cigar?
  5. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 1. A lonely street or an alley
  6. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 1. Say, know why they call her Ice Cream?
  7. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 1. You can get in if you want
  8. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 2. Aboard the coach, starting out
  9. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 2. There was a boat
  10. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 2. These really are wonderful
  11. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 3. Dawn. Darling, look!
  12. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 3. Do you know Mme de Vidoudet?
  13. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 3. Very bad for business, war
  14. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 4. 4:10 AM. What time d'you have?
  15. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 4. If I were a big bad wolf
  16. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. Inter-scene. Noon. See anything?
  17. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. 3 PM. Oh my God!
  18. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. I gotta hand it to you, girlie!
  19. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. Gentlemen, pardon me
  20. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. These are the tastes of...
  21. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. Tiny gherkins, pickled onions!
  22. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. Men don't understand
  23. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. You know how it was
  24. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. At first I thought I'd stay
  25. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. Someone helped me out
  26. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. It's like that Badinguet
  27. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. God it's cold!
  28. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. Nothing but snow
  29. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 5. I think I see lights!
  30. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. Arrival at T?tes, 6 PM. Raus! Raus! Raus!
  31. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. Come in, come in
  32. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. Monsieur Follenvie!
  33. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. Things are looking up!
  34. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset?
  35. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. Well, you see how things are
  36. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. It's a funny thing waking up under occupation
  37. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. They're pigs!
  38. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 6. An unprovoked attack is barbaric!
  39. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 7. In the Inn, 10 PM. What a collection!
  40. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 7. Our little Miss has to siss
  41. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 7. Come to my room
  42. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 1. Scene 7. Oh boy!
Music CD 2
  1. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 1. The Inn at T?tes, Wednesday, 8 AM
  2. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 1. What the devil?
  3. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 1. Yes?
  4. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 1. M. Follenvie! We demand an explanation!
  5. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 2. later Wednesday afternoon. I miss my cat
  6. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 2. This snow. This blasted snow
  7. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 2. Oh how I wish that I was in my house
  8. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 2. Who is it?
  9. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 2. Nein! Dunt vant! Dunt care!
  10. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 3. Wednesday, suppertime. Oh, look, how lovely
  11. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 3. You tell that bastard
  12. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 3. What's all this about?
  13. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 3. Please, eat
  14. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 4. Out in the village, Thursday morning. It's so col
  15. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 4. I have an enormous shipment
  16. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 4. Oh look! Isn't that him?
  17. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 4. I hat this place
  18. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 5. The Inn, Friday morning. Going out?
  19. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 5. I have a child
  20. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 5. Let's face it
  21. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 5. Let's just tie her up
  22. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 6. Friday, suppertime. Ah! Mme Follenvie, we thank y
  23. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 6. Now see if you remember
  24. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 6. I know, I know!
  25. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 6. I've got one, and it's a real corker!
  26. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 6. Listen to me!
  27. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 6. Oh but they were angels to my boys
  28. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 6. Yes, good sister
  29. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 6. Child, you don't know what to do, do you?
  30. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 7. Saturday, suppertime. Have you seen her?
  31. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 7. Is it a go?
  32. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 7. I think everything's gonna be just fine
  33. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 7. Good God! Forty minutes!
  34. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 7. This is infamous!
  35. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. Courtyard of the Inn, Saturday morning
  36. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. Good morning!
  37. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. Let's go!
  38. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. Good morning, madame
  39. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. (Setting off for Dieppe)
  40. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. Prime... bonds
  41. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. Ubi caritas
  42. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. Good heavens! One o'clock!
  43. The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif, opera in 2 acts: Act 2. Scene 8. Darling look!

Music reviews of Hartke: The Greater Good

Music Review: A fun gossipy opera with great true wit and morality.
Rating: 5 Stars

Stphen Hartke prove the perfect composer to bring de Maupassant's short story to life. The cast not only sings well but brings both the wit of both the music and the libretto to life. Thank god for Naxos for continuing to bring us the best in new operas that we might otherwise miss.

Description of Hartke: The Greater Good

Based on a story by Guy de Maupassant, Stephen Hartke's The Greater Good is an effective piece of musical storytelling. Against the background of the Franco-Prussian War a group of arrogant French bourgeois, a political agitator and a pair of nuns are traveling by coach to escape the Germans. Among them is Boule de Suif (literally, "Butterball" or, more appallingly, "ball of lard"), a generously built prostitute. Trapped in the coach and then in a German-occupied inn, Boule turns out to be a sensitive, generous woman (yes, a prostitute with a heart of gold). When it looks as if the only way they group will escape is if Boule sleeps with the Prussian Commandant, she does so for "the greater good" despite her hatred of the Germans. Rather than being grateful, her dreadful coach-mates judge her and ostracize her. It's a nasty satire of petit bourgeois shallowness and hypocrisy and a good story.

Hartke's music is colorful and his orchestration paints situations - we hear the rocking of the coach, strings yawn out of boredom or exhaustion, the harps tinkle when it snows. He uses the light clanging of spoons when the group finally gets to eat at the Inn and, when Boule is doing her duty with the Prussian officer, we hear the creaking of bedsprings. The vocal lines are more exclamatory than melodic. The cast, led by Caroline Worra's Boule, is uniformly excellent. This is an interesting piece, worth hearing more than once. If only Naxos had supplied a libretto - the track-by-track synopsis is good, but much of the text gets lost. --Robert Levine

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