Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

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)

Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, 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)

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

4:14

Ensemble and Cabaletta (Arden, Tatyana, Eric, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane, Chorus)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

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)

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano