Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

1:48

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

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

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)

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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

Mark Hancock, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, 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