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The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours 2022 Directed by Gary Halvorson

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.

Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Music
Release Date 10 December 2022
171 mins
Cast
Renée Fleming Clarissa Vaughn
Kelli O'Hara Laura Brown
Joyce DiDonato Virginia Woolf
Kathleen Kim Barbara/Mrs. Latch
John Holiday Man Under Arch/Hotel Clerk
Sean Panikkar Leonard Woolf
Brandon Cedel Dan Brown
Sylvia D'Eramo Kitty/Vanessa