Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

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)

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

Frederica von Stade, Rodell Rosel, The Dallas Opera Chorus, Kevin Burdette, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Ailyn Pérez, 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)

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, 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)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

"Arden! You're not dressed for the mad scene!" (Roane, Arden)

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano