| Great Scott | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Jake Heggie | |
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| Librettist | Terrence McNally |
| Premiere | October 30, 2015 Winspear Opera House, Dallas |
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]
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]
- ^ "The Dallas Opera Announces Commission of New Work by Composer Mark Adamo" by Katie Womac, Dallas Observer, November 15, 2013
- ^ "Great Scott (2015)". Jake Heggie Composer & Pianist. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ Kosman, Joshua (October 31, 2015). "Heggie's Great Scott fumbles effort to team up opera, football". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "World Premiere of Great Scott!" Archived 2015-10-19 at the Wayback Machine by Celeste Hart, Dallas Opera, October 2, 2015
- ^ "SD Opera: West Coast Premiere of Great Scott". Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2016-04-24.