Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

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

3:56

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

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

1:58

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

Kevin Burdette, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Rodell Rosel, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

1:48

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

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

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)

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano