Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Frederica von Stade, 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)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, 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)

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

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)

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano