Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

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

1:47

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

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

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)

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

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)

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

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

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)

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

Nathan Gunn, Joyce DiDonato, Mark Hancock, 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