Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

4:14

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

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

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

3:56

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

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

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, Kevin Burdette, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

3:30

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

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

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
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano