Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

7:19

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

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

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)

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

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)

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

1:48

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

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

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)

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano