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)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

7:19

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

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato

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, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, Patrick Summers

6:21

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

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

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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano