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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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