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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

Frederica von Stade, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, 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)

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

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)

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Mark Hancock, Kevin Burdette, Patrick Summers, 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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

The Dallas Opera Chorus, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

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)

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

3:30

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

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

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)

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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