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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

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, Ailyn Pérez, Frederica von Stade, Joyce DiDonato, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Rodell Rosel, Michael Mayes

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano