The Hours (opera)

The Hours
Opera by Kevin Puts
Promotional poster with Kelli O'Hara, Joyce DiDonato, and Renée Fleming
LibrettistGreg Pierce
LanguageEnglish
Based onThe Hours (novel) by Michael Cunningham
The Hours (film), written by David Hare and directed by Stephen Daldry
Premiere
22 November 2022

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.

The opera was first performed on 18 March 2022 in a concert presentation at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia[1] and received its stage premiere on 22 November 2022 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.[2] The stage premiere was audio-streamed at the Met Opera website,[3] and the performance of 10 December was presented in movie theaters as a part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series.[4][5]

  1. ^ Zachary Woolfe (20 March 2022), "Review: The Hours Will Bring Renée Fleming Back to the Met", The New York Times.
  2. ^ Zachary Woolfe (23 November 2022), "Review: In The Hours, Prima Donnas and Emotions Soar", The New York Times.
  3. ^ Met Opera Archive: Performance of The Hours, 22 November 2022, CID:357754.
  4. ^ Met Opera Archive: Performance of The Hours, 10 December 2022, CID:357772.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NPR-HD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).