The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours
2022
171 minutes
Overview
Renée Fleming makes her highly anticipated return to the Met in the world-premiere production of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hours, 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 Puts’s poignant and powerful score.
Top Cast
Renée Fleming
Clarissa Vaughn
Kelli O'Hara
Laura Brown
Joyce DiDonato
Virginia Woolf
Christine Baranski
Host
Kathleen Kim
Barbara/Mrs. Latch
Denyce Graves
Sally
John Holiday
Man Under Arch/Hotel Clerk
Sean Panikkar
Leonard Woolf
William Burden
Kyle Ketelsen
Richard
Brandon Cedel
Dan Brown
Sylvia D'Eramo
Kitty/Vanessa
Kai Edgar
Bug