Heggie: Great Scott

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato

2016

Heggie: Great Scott

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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

Patrick Summers, Kevin Burdette, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25