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)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

7:19

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

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

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)

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano