The Lensic and Santa Fe Opera
The Met: Live in HD - The Hours
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.
Content Advisory: The Hours contains themes of suicide. If you or someone you know is considering self-harm or suicide, help is available from the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org.
Cast
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Conductor
Renée Fleming, Soprano
Clarissa Vaughan
Kelli O’Hara, Soprano
Laura Brown
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano
Virginia Woolf
Kathleen Kim, Soprano
Barbara/Mrs. Latch
Sylvia D’Eramo, Soprano
Kitty/Vanessa
Denyce Graves, Soprano
Sally
John Holiday, Countertenor
Man under arch/Hotel Clerk
William Burden, Tenor
Louis
Sean Panikkar, Tenor
Leonard Woolf
Kyle Ketelsen, Bass-Baritone
Richard
Brandon Cedel, Bass-Baritone
Dan Brown