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)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

7:19

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

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, 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)

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, 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, Frederica von Stade, Patrick Summers, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Joyce DiDonato

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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