Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato

4:14

Ensemble and Cabaletta (Arden, Tatyana, Eric, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane, Chorus)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

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)

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano