Great Scott (opera)

Great Scott is a 2015 opera with music by Jake Heggie to a libretto by Terrence McNally.

Great Scott
Opera by Jake Heggie
The opera's composer
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.[1][2] It was one of three works commissioned by the Dallas Opera in 2015.[3]

A West Coast premiere of Great Scott by the San Diego Opera opened on May 7, 2016.[4]

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


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