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."The Dallas Opera Announces Commission of New Work by Composer Mark Adamo" by Katie Womac, Dallas Observer, November 15, 2013
In a production starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, Great Scott premiered at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, Texas, on October 30, 2015."World Premiere of Great Scott!" by Celeste Hart, Dallas Opera, October 2, 2015
A West Coast premiere of Great Scott by the San Diego Opera opened on May 7, 2016.
Roles +RolePremiere castArden ScottJoyce DiDonatoTatyana BakstAilyn PérezWinnie FlatoFrederica von StadeSid TaylorNathan GunnRoane HeckleAnthony Roth CostanzoEric GoldKevin BurdetteGhost of Vittorio BazzettiKevin BurdetteWendell SwannMichael MayesTommy TaylorMark HancockAnthony CandelinoRodell Rosel
References
External links Cincinnati Opera workshop on Great Scott in November, 2014