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)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

7:19

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

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

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

3:56

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

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

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)

Frederica von Stade, Kevin Burdette, Ailyn Pérez, Patrick Summers, Rodell Rosel, 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)

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

Nathan Gunn, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, 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, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Kevin Burdette, 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)

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Anthony Roth Costanzo, 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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano