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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

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)

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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