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)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

7:19

Rehearsal, Part One (Tatyana, Eric, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

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)

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

Kevin Burdette, Mark Hancock, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano