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The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours (2022)
Director: Gary Halvorson
Cast: Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, Joyce DiDonato, Christine Baranski
Runtime171 min
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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.
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours, a 2022 opera production directed by Gary Halvorson, has received praise from critics for its star-studded cast led by Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, and Joyce DiDonato, as well as its compelling adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Michael Cunningham. The premiere production of Kevin Puts's poignant score has been lauded for its powerful exploration of the inner lives of three women from different eras.