Heggie: Great Scott

Heggie: Great Scott

The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, 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)

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

1:47

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

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

4:35

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

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

5:05

"Five years ago..." (Arden)

Joyce DiDonato, Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

4:14

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

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

4:57

Break (Roane, Chorus)

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

1:05

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:51

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

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

2:03

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

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

5:12

Duet Scene (Arden, Winnie)

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

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

10:43

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

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

5:11

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

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

4:37

The Fountain Dance (Chorus)

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

1:37

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

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

3:46

Prelude (Chorus)

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

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)

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

4:04

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

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

6:32

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

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

2:01

Sid and Arden (Arden, Sid, Roane)

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

7:02

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

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

1:48

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

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

6:21

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

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

3:30

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

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

1:02

In the Wings (Anthony, Wendell)

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

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

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

3:12

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

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

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

3:14

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

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

4:55

Quartet (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Roane)

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

4:10

Center Stage (Arden, Sid, Tommy)

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

2:17

Finale (Orchestra)

Patrick Summers, The Dallas Opera Orchestra

2:25

Jake Heggie

Composer
Joyce DiDonato

Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Summers

Conductor
Ailyn Pérez

Soprano
Frederica von Stade

Mezzo-Soprano