Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, 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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Joyce DiDonato, Nathan Gunn, 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, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Rodell Rosel, Joyce DiDonato, Kevin Burdette, Patrick Summers, 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)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano