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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers

4:14

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

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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

4:08

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

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)

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano