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)

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

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)

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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)

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

Kevin Burdette, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, Mark Hancock, 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)

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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