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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Anthony Roth Costanzo, 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)

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

Mark Hancock, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, 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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

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, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

Mark Hancock, Nathan Gunn, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano