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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

4:14

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

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

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)

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

3:30

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

Frederica von Stade, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano