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The Greater Good: Act I Scene 1, "Rouen, a Tuesday in late February, 1871, 4 AM"
Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 1: Count? (Carre-Lamadon, Count, Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 1: I know, I know, you never want to, girl (Coachman)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 1: Cigar? (Loiseau, Carre-Lamadon, Count, Coachman)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 1: A lonely street or an alley (Loiseau, Carre-Lamadon, Count)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 1: Say, know why they call her Ice Cream? (Coachman)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 1: You can get in if you want (Coachman)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 2, "Aboard the coach, starting out"
Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 2: There was a boat (Coachman)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 2: These really are wonderful (The three wives)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 3, "Dawn": Darling, look! (The wives and their husbands)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 3: Do you know Mme. de Vidoudet? (The wives, later the nuns)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 3: Very bad for business, war (The husbands, later Cornudet)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 4, "10 AM": What time d'you have? (The husbands, Cornudet)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 4: If I were a big bad wolf (Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act I Inter-scene, "Noon": See anything? (M. & Mme. Carre-Lamadon)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5, "3 PM": Oh my God! (The husbands and wives, Cornudet)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: I gotta hand it to you, girlie! (Loiseau, Boule, Cornudet, the nuns)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: Gentlemen, pardon me (Boule, later Loiseau and the Count)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: These are the tastes of … (The wives, husbands, Cornudet)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: Tiny gherkins, pickled onions! (The wives, husbands, Cornudet)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: Men don't understand (The wives, Boule)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: You know how it was (Boule)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: At first I thought I'd stay (Boule)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: Someone helped me out (Boule, later the wives and husbands)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: It's like that Badinguet (Cornudet, Boule) 1:18
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: God it's cold! (The wives)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: Nothing but snow (Coachman, later Boule and the others)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 5: I think I see lights! (Boule, the wives and husbands)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6, "Arrival at Totes, 6 PM": Raus! Raus! Raus! (Prussian Officer)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6: Come in, come in (The Follenvies)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6: Monsieur Follenvie! (The Follenvies)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6: Things are looking up! (The husbands, Follenvie, Cornudet)\
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6: Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset? (Officer, Boule, later the Count)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6: Well, you see how things are (Mme. Follenvie)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6: It's a funny thing waking up under occupation (Mme. Follenvie)\
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6: They're pigs! (Boule, Mme. Follenvie, the wives)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 6: An unprovoked attack is barbaric! (Cornudet, Mme. Follenvie)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 7, "In the Inn, 10 PM": What a collection! (The Loiseaus)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 7: Our little Miss has to siss (Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 7: Come to my room (Cornudet, Boule)
The Greater Good: Act I Scene 7: Oh boy! (Loiseau, later Mme. Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 1, "The Inn at Totes, Wednesday, 8 AM"
Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 1: What the devil? (The husbands, Cornudet)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 1: Yes? (Coachman, the husbands)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 1: M. Follenvie! We demand an explanation! (The husbands, Follenvie)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 2, "Later Wednesday afternoon": I miss my cat (Countess)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 2: This snow. This blasted snow (Mme. Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 2: Oh how I wish that I was in my house (Mme. Carre-Lamadon)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 2: Who is it? (The wives, Carre-Lamadon, later the Count)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 2: Nein! Dunt vant! Dunt care! (Loiseau, Mme. Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 3, "Wednesday, suppertime": Oh, look, how lovely (All)
Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 3: You tell that bastard (Boule, later the others)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 3: What's all this about? (All)
Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 3: Please, eat (Mme. Follenvie)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 4, "Out in the village, Thursday morning": It's so cold (The wives)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 4: I have an enormous shipment (Loiseau, the Count, Carre-Lamadon)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 4: Oh look! Isn't that him? (The wives, later Mme. Carre-Lamadon alone)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 4: Oh, Boule de Suif! (Coachman, Boule)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 4: I hate this place (Coachman)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 5, "The Inn, Friday morning": Going out? (Mme. Carre-Lamadon, Boule)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 5: I have a child (Boule)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 5: Let's face it (Mme. Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 5: Let's just tie her up (Loiseau, the Count)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6, "Friday, suppertime": Ah! Mme. Follenvie, we thank you (The Count)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6: Now see if you remember (The Count)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6: I know, I know! (The Countess, Count)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6: I've got one, and it's a real corker! (Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6: Well spoken, Loiseau (The Count, later Mme. Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6: Listen to me! (Old Nun)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6: Oh but they were angels to my boys (Old Nun)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6: Yes, good sister (Count, Follenvie)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 6: Child, you don't know what to do, do you? (The Count, Boule)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 7, "Saturday, suppertime": Have you seen her? (The wives and husbands, the Follenvies)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 7: Is it a go? (The husbands, Follenvie, the wives)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 7: I think everything's gonna be just fine (Loiseau, the wives)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 7: Good God! Forty minutes! (The nuns, Count, later Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 7: This is infamous! (Cornudet)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 7: Good Lord! An hour twenty! (The husbands)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8, "Courtyard of the Inn, Saturday morning"
Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8: Good morning! (Husbands and wives)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8: Let's go! (Coachman, Mme. Follenvie)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8: Good morning, madame (Boule, later Mme. Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8: Setting off for Dieppe
Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8: Prime … bonds (The Count, Carre-Lamadon, the nuns)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8: Ubi caritas (The nuns, M. & Mme. Loiseau)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8: Good heavens! One o'clock! (The Count, Loiseau, the wives)
The Greater Good: Act II Scene 8: Darling look! (The Carre-Lamadons, Mme. Loiseau, Cornudet)
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