Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

2016

Heggie: Great Scott

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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

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)

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Frederica von Stade, 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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25