Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

2016

Heggie: Great Scott

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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

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, Michael Mayes, Kevin Burdette

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25