Live Broadcast | Opera | Film
The Hours
- 12PM
Kevin Puts
Libretto by Greg Pierce
Renée Fleming makes her highly anticipated return to the Met in the world-premiere production of The Hours, composed by Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Puts and adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel. Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and made a household name by the Oscar-winning 2002 film version starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman, the powerful story follows three women from different eras who each grapple with their inner demons and their roles in society. The exciting premiere radiates with star power with Kelli O’Hara and Joyce DiDonato joining Fleming as the opera’s trio of heroines. Phelim McDermott directs this compelling drama, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct the poignant and powerful score by Puts.
PRODUCTION: Phelim McDermott
SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER: Tom Pye
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Bruno Poet
PROJECTION DESIGNER: Finn Ross
CHOREOGRAPHER: Annie-B Parson
DRAMATURGY: Paul Cremo
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