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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Mark Hancock, Rodell Rosel, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Kevin Burdette, 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)

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

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Mark Hancock, Nathan Gunn, 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