The Hours (opera)
| The Hours | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Kevin Puts | |
| Librettist | Greg Pierce |
| Language | English |
| Based on | The Hours (novel) by Michael Cunningham The Hours (film), written by David Hare and directed by Stephen Daldry |
| Premiere | 22 November 2022 The Metropolitan Opera House, New York City |
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 and received its stage premiere on 22 November 2022 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. The stage premiere was audio-streamed at the Met Opera website, and the performance of 10 December was presented in movie theaters as a part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series.