Jake Heggie (m. in. "Moby-Dick") napisał operę "Great Scott" specjalnie dla laureatki Grammy, mezzosopranistki Joyce DiDonato. Dwupłytowy album z "Great Scott" to światowa premiera fonograficzna.
Uznany już w Stanach Zjednoczonych twórca oper po raz kolejny zaprosił do współpracy przy libretcie dramatopisarza Terence'a McNally'ego, wcześniej pracowali razem przy "Dead Man Walking" (premiera w 2000 roku).
Lista utworów:
CD 1
1. Overture
2. And that, ladies and gentlemen (Eric, Tatyana, Winnie, Anthony, Wendell, Roane)
3. From Number 11 (Eric, Roane, Winnie, Tatyana, Wendell, Anthony, Arden, Chorus)
4. Vesuvio, il mio unico amico (Arden, Winnie, Wendell, Tatyana)
5. Five years ago, I was in St. Petersburg (Arden, Tatyana, Winnie, Wendell, Eric)
6. La mia schiava prigioniera! (Tatyana, Arden, Anthony, Wendell, Roane, Winnie, Eric, Chorus)
7. And we are on a break! (Roane, Ensemble)
8. Talk to me about Roane, Winnie (Eric, Winnie, Roane)
9. The writing's on the wall (Roane, Eric, Anthony, Wendell)
10. La la la la la la la (Anthony, Wendell, Winnie)
11. I want to be America's soprano (Tatyana, Anthony, Wendell, Eric, Winnie)
12. Young, ambitious and a huge talent (Arden, Winnie)
13. Oh Mrs. F, I wanted to be famous and wonderful (Arden, Winnie)
14. Sorry Tommy's late (Sid, Tommy, Arden, Winnie, Roane)
15. And we are back (Roane, Wendell, Anthony, Eric, Tatyana, Arden, Chorus, Tommy, Winnie)
16. I get scared, too, Tommy (Arden, Tommy, Eric)
17. And we are all dancing! / The Fountain Dance (Eric, Chorus, Voice)
18. It's a disaster (Winnie, Eric, Arden, Amor, Wendell, Tatyana, Anthony, Roane, Chorus, Tommy)
CD 2
1. Prelude
2. Ladies and Gentlemen (Announcer, Tatyana, Troopers)
3. Arden, you have seen the future (Arden, Winnie, Eric, Roane, Wendell, Anthony)
4. Ah! Tremo! (Chorus, Arden, Anthony, Wendell, Tatyana, Tommy)
5. I thought that went extremely well (Anthony, Arden, Wendell, Tommy, Eric, Tatyana)
6. It's open, Roane (Arden, Sid, Roane)
7. I don't care how good what was (Roane, Arden, Eric, Wendell, Anthony)
8. You'll never be her (Arden)
9. Maestro Bazzetti, are you there? (Arden, Ghost of Vittorio Bazzetti)
10. Look for me, I'm there on every page (Bazzetti, Arden)
11. All that you leave behind (Bazzetti, Arden)
12. Arden. Arden! You're not dressed for the Mad Scene! (Roane, Arden)
13. No man over twenty should be asked to wear a toga (Anthony, Wendell)
14. La bellissima Agrippina (Chorus, Arden, Anthony, Wendell, Tatyana)
15. Padre divino (Rosa's Prayer) (Arden, Tatyana, Anthony, Wendell, Tommy, Chorus)
16. Io sola posso salvare Pompei (Finale) (Arden, Chorus)
17. Applause / Mrs. Flato, I'm so sorry about the Grizzlies (Arden, Winnie)
18. Thank you for your wonderful support (Winnie, Arden, All)
19. Look at the chat boards (Eric, Winnie, Roane, Arden, Anthony, Wendell, Tatyana)
20. It's always the song, not the singer (Arden, Roane, Tatyana, Winnie)
21. Wow. You're beautiful (Sid, Arden, Tommy)
22. The empty theater