Great Scott (opera)

Great Scott is an opera composed in 2015, with music written by Jake Heggie to a libretto by Terrence McNally. This was the duo's first, full-length opera since the premiere of Dead Man Walking in 2000. It was one of three works commissioned by the Dallas Opera in 2015.[1][2]

Great Scott
Opera by Jake Heggie
Jake Heggie
LibrettistTerrence McNally
Premiere
October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
Winspear Opera House, Dallas

In a production starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, Great Scott premiered at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, Texas, on October 30, 2015.[3][4]

A West Coast premiere of Great Scott by the San Diego Opera opened on May 7, 2016.[5]

Roles
Roles, premiere cast
Role Premiere cast
Arden Scott Joyce DiDonato
Tatyana Bakst Ailyn Pérez
Winnie Flato Frederica von Stade
Sid Taylor Nathan Gunn
Roane Heckle Anthony Roth Costanzo
Eric Gold Kevin Burdette
Ghost of Vittorio Bazzetti Kevin Burdette
Wendell Swann Michael Mayes
Tommy Taylor Mark Hancock
Anthony Candelino Rodell Rosel

References
  1. "The Dallas Opera Announces Commission of New Work by Composer Mark Adamo" by Katie Womac, Dallas Observer, November 15, 2013
  2. "Great Scott (2015)". Jake Heggie Composer & Pianist. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  3. Kosman, Joshua (October 31, 2015). "Heggie's Great Scott fumbles effort to team up opera, football". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. "World Premiere of Great Scott!" by Celeste Hart, Dallas Opera, October 2, 2015
  5. SD Opera: West Coast Premiere of Great Scott
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