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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

"It's a disaster" (Eric, Winnie, Wendell, Arden, Tatyana, Anthony, Chorus)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

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)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Frederica von Stade, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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