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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

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, 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)

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

5:57

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

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

3:35

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

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)

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

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

4:21

"You'll never be her" (Arden)

Patrick Summers, Joyce DiDonato, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:48

"Buona sera, Rosa" (Arden, Bazzetti)

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Kevin Burdette, 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)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

4:37

Curtain Calls (Arden, Winnie)

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

1:41

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

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