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)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

7:19

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

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

4:14

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

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, 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)

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano