Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

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)

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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