Great Scott (opera)
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| Opera by Jake Heggie | |
Jake Heggie | |
| Librettist | Terrence McNally |
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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.
In a production starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, Great Scott premiered at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, Texas, on October 30, 2015.
A West Coast premiere of Great Scott by the San Diego Opera opened on May 7, 2016.