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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

4:14

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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