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)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

7:19

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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