Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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