Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

Joyce DiDonato, Mark Hancock, Ailyn Pérez, 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)

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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