Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano