Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

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)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

7:19

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

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

4:14

Ensemble and Cabaletta (Arden, Tatyana, Eric, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane, Chorus)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25