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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

Ailyn Pérez, Rodell Rosel, 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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano