Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

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)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

7:19

Rehearsal, Part One (Tatyana, Eric, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

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)

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, Rodell Rosel, Anthony Roth Costanzo, 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)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, 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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, 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