Heggie: Great Scott

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

Michael Mayes, Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Pérez, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

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)

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25