Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

2016

Heggie: Great Scott

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)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

7:19

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

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25