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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

Frederica von Stade, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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