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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

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

2:03

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano