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The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif
''The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif'' is an opera in two acts by contemporary American composer Stephen Hartke, with an English libretto by the Philip Littell, based on the short story Boule de Suif by Guy de Maupassant. It was commissioned by the Glimmerglass Opera, and premiered on 22 July 2006 at Glimmerglass, in Cooperstown, New York.
==Synopsis==
The opera is set in 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian War. In Act I, a group of French citizens flee Rouen, which has been occupied by the Prussians, travelling to Le Havre in a stagecoach. The prostitute Boule de Suif is initially snubbed by all of the other, more "proper" passengers. However, Boule is the only one to have planned ahead for the trip and brought a basket of food. She takes pity on her hungry travelling companions and shares her food with them, at which they are all grateful and become friendly to Boule. When the coach reaches the village of Tôtes, the occupants are detained at an inn by Prussian soldiers.
In Act II, the travelers learn that the Prussian commandant will not let them continue on their way unless Boule sleeps with him. The others initially support Boule in rejecting the commandant's demand, but over time their attitude changes and they urge Boule to comply. Eventually, she does, for "the greater good". In the final scene, travelers resume their journey, but Boule is once again ostracized by those whom she had saved.
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