The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours (2022)
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.
Director: Gary Halvorson
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Renée Fleming as Clarissa Vaughn |
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Kelli O'Hara as Laura Brown |
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Joyce DiDonato as Virginia Woolf |
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Christine Baranski as Host |
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Kathleen Kim as Barbara/Mrs. Latch |
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Denyce Graves as Sally |
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John Holiday as Man Under Arch/Hotel Clerk |
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Sean Panikkar as Leonard Woolf |
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William Burden as |
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Kyle Ketelsen as Richard |
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Brandon Cedel as Dan Brown |
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Sylvia D'Eramo as Kitty/Vanessa |
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Kai Edgar as Bug |
| Sound | Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Conductor |
| Directing | Gary Halvorson | Director |
| Directing | Phelim McDermott | Stage Director |
| Writing | Michael Cunningham | Novel |
| Crew | Annie-B Parson | Choreographer |
| Writing | Gregory Pierce | Lyricist |
| Sound | Kevin Puts | Music |