Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2016

Like Puccini’s Tosca, Heggie’s Great Scott is an opera about an opera singer, in this case Arden Scott. The role was written for Joyce DiDonato, and she sings to great effect in a recording made at the 2015 premiere run. It certainly packs a lot in: in addition to being about the rehearsals for a resuscitated opera, Rosa Dolorosa, Figlia di Pompei, Great Scott also features the Super Bowl as a looming presence. Total commitment and some terrific individual performances by Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez and Anthony Roth Costanzo make this well worth hearing.

Overtures to Great Scott and Rosa Dolorosa, Figlia di Pompei (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

7:19

Rehearsal, Part One (Tatyana, Eric, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane)

Kevin Burdette, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Rodell Rosel, Frederica von Stade, Patrick Summers, Ailyn Pérez, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Michael Mayes

1:47

The Wedding Procession from Rosa Dolorosa (Arden, Tatyana, Eric, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane, Chorus)

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, Rodell Rosel, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Michael Mayes

4:35

"Vesuvio, il mio unico amico" (Arden, Winnie, Tatyana, Wendell)

Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Frederica von Stade, Michael Mayes

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

4:14

Ensemble and Cabaletta (Arden, Tatyana, Eric, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane, Chorus)

Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Frederica von Stade, Rodell Rosel, Michael Mayes

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

Anthony Roth Costanzo, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers

1:05

"Talk to me about Roane, Winnie" (Eric, Winnie, Roane)

Patrick Summers, Kevin Burdette, Frederica von Stade, Anthony Roth Costanzo, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

3:56

"The writing's on the wall" (Roane, Eric)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo

2:51

"What are the Grizzlies' chances?" (Wendell, Anthony, Winnie)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Rodell Rosel, Frederica von Stade, Michael Mayes

2:03

"I want to be America's soprano" (Tatyana, Anthony, Wendell, Eric, Winnie)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Frederica von Stade, Kevin Burdette, Patrick Summers, Ailyn Pérez, Rodell Rosel, Michael Mayes

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

Frederica von Stade, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

5:57

"Oh, Mrs. F" (Arden, Winnie)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Frederica von Stade

3:35

"Sorry Tommy's late" (Sid, Arden, Tommy, Winnie, Roane)

Mark Hancock, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Patrick Summers, Frederica von Stade, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Joyce DiDonato

10:43

Rehearsal, Part Two (Roane, Wendell, Anthony, Eric, Tatyana, Arden, Tommy, Chorus)

Kevin Burdette, Ailyn Pérez, Mark Hancock, Rodell Rosel, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Anthony Roth Costanzo, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Michael Mayes

5:11

"I get scared, too, Tommy" (Arden, Tommy, Eric)

Mark Hancock, Patrick Summers, Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

1:37

"It's a disaster" (Eric, Winnie, Wendell, Arden, Tatyana, Anthony, Chorus)

Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Kevin Burdette, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Rodell Rosel, Frederica von Stade, Michael Mayes

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

1:58

"The Starry-Spangled Banner" (Tatyana, Chorus)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Ailyn Pérez

4:08

"Arden, you have seen the future" (Arden, Winnie, Eric, Roane, Wendell, Anthony)

Frederica von Stade, Patrick Summers, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Michael Mayes

4:04

Rosa Dolorosa, Act One (Arden, Wendell, Anthony, Tatyana, Tommy, Chorus)

Mark Hancock, Rodell Rosel, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Ailyn Pérez, Michael Mayes

6:32

"I thought that went extremely well" (Anthony, Arden, Wendell, Tommy, Eric, Tatyana)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, Patrick Summers, Mark Hancock, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Michael Mayes

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

7:02

"I don't care how good 'what' was" (Roane, Arden, Eric, Anthony, Wendell)

Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, Anthony Roth Costanzo, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Rodell Rosel, Michael Mayes

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, Kevin Burdette, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

1:48

"Look for me, I'm there" (Arden, Bazzetti)

Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

6:21

"All that you leave behind" (Arden, Bazzetti)

Patrick Summers, Kevin Burdette, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato

3:30

"Arden! You're not dressed for the mad scene!" (Roane, Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Joyce DiDonato

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Rodell Rosel, Patrick Summers, Michael Mayes

1:03

Rosa's Mad Scene (Arden, Tatyana, Wendell, Anthony, Chorus)

Rodell Rosel, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Ailyn Pérez, Michael Mayes

4:06

Rosa's Prayer (Arden, Tatyana, Wendell, Anthony, Tommy, Chorus)

Mark Hancock, Rodell Rosel, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, Michael Mayes

3:12

"Io sola posso salvare Pompei" (Arden, Tatyana, Wendell, Anthony, Chorus)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, Rodell Rosel, Michael Mayes

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

Patrick Summers, Frederica von Stade, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

1:41

"Thank yu for your wonderful support" (Winnie, Arden)

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, Frederica von Stade, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

3:14

"Triumph for American Opera!" (Eric, Winnie, Roane, Arden, Anthony, Wendell, Tatyana)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Frederica von Stade, Joyce DiDonato, Rodell Rosel, Patrick Summers, Ailyn Pérez, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Michael Mayes

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

Frederica von Stade, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ailyn Pérez

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Mark Hancock, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano