Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, Mark Hancock, 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)

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

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)

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, 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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano