Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

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)

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano