Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

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

1:47

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Anthony Roth Costanzo, 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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano