Great Performances at the Met continues on PBS March 17 with the debut of The Hours, starring Tony winner Kelli O'Hara, Tony nominee Renée Fleming, and Joyce DiDonato. The work, which was broadcast to movie theatres live in December 2022, begins at 9 PM ET; check local listings. The opera also streams via the PBS Video app and will be seen on WLIW 21 March 24 at 1 AM ET.
Based on the novel by Michael Cunningham, the opera by Pulitzer-winning composer Kevin Puts, with a libretto by Greg Pierce, follows three women: Virginia Woolf in 1929, in the process of writing Mrs. Dalloway; Laura Brown in 1949, who is reading it; and Clarissa Vaughan toward the end of the 20th century, who is seemingly living it. The roles are played, respectively, by DiDonato, O'Hara, and Fleming.
Also in the cast are Kathleen Kim, Sylvia D'Eramo, Denyce Graves, John Holiday, William Burden, Sean Panikkar, Kyle Ketelsen, and Brandon Cedel.
The production is directed by Phelim McDermott, with scenic and costume design by Tom Pye, lighting design by Bruno Poet, projection design by Finn Ross, and choreography by Annie-B Parson.
The Hours made its Metropolitan Opera premiere in November 2022.
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Kelli O'Hara, Renée Fleming, and Joyce DiDonato in the 2022 production of Kevin Puts' The Hours
Renée Fleming in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kelli O'Hara in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kathleen Kim and Renée Fleming in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kelli O'Hara and Kai Edgar in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kelli O'Hara, Renée Fleming, and Denyce Graves in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Joyce DiDonato in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kelli O'Hara in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Joyce DiDonato (in silhouette) and Sean Panikkar (seated) in a scene from Kevin Puts's The Hours
Sean Panikkar and Joyce DiDonato in Kevin Puts's The Hours
A scene from Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kelli O'Hara (top) and Joyce DiDonato in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Renée Fleming and Kyle Ketelsen in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kelli O'Hara, Brandon Cedel, and Kai Edgar in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kelli O'Hara (top) and Joyce DiDonato in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kathleen Kim, Kai Edgar, Kelli O'Hara, and Renée Fleming (background) in Kevin Puts's The Hours
A scene from Kevin Puts's The Hours
Tony Stevenson and Renée Fleming in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kai Edgar and Sylvia D'Eramo in Kevin Puts's The Hours
Kai Edgar and Kelli O'Hara in Kevin Puts's The Hours
