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The Hours is a 2022 opera in two acts with music by Kevin Puts and an English-language libretto by Greg Pierce, based on Michael Cunningham's 1998 novel and its 2002 film adaptation, both with the same title.
A compelling new opera about three women in different times and places, The Hours is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Michael Cunningham and the Academy Award–winning film adaptation that followed.
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Dec 10, 2022 · 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.
Dec 1, 2022 · A stunning adaptation of Michael Cunningham's novel and film, featuring Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato and Kelli O'Hara as three women connected by Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. The opera explores their inner lives, struggles and choices with subtlety and power.
Nov 23, 2022 · A new opera by Kevin Puts and Greg Pierce based on the novel and film of the same name. The opera tells three intersecting stories of women in different eras, each struggling with their own challenges and identities.
Nov 23, 2022 · “The Hours” — a new opera based on the 1998 novel and the 2002 film it inspired — features a redoubtable trio of prima donnas.
