Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano