Director: Phelim McDermott
Composer: Kevin Puts
Duration: 210 minutes including interval
Language: English
Subtitles: Chinese
Category: Group B (Not Suitable for audiences under 13 years of age)
Renée Fleming makes her highly anticipated return to the Metropolitan Opera (Met) in the world-premiere production of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hours, adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel, 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 opera 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.