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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano