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, Rodell Rosel, Frederica von Stade, Patrick Summers, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Michael Mayes

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

Patrick Summers, Frederica von Stade, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano