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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

Ailyn Pérez, Frederica von Stade, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano