Michael Cunningham.’s  Pulitzer Prize for Fiction,  novel The Hour was made into an Oscar-winning 2002 film of the same name starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore.    now it has been adapted into an Opera.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts The Hours  was written for Renée Fleming to make her highly anticipated return to the Met

Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway the powerful story concerns 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 mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato joining Fleming as the opera’s trio of heroines. Phelim McDermott—who most recently wowed Met audiences with his staging of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten—directs this compelling drama, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct Puts’s poignant and powerful score.

Now PBS has announced details of the 17th season of Great Performances at the Met, which will kick off on March 17 with the primetime airing of The Hours

Friday, March 17 at 9pm: The Hours

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/blog/great-performances-at-the-met-season-17/