Composer: Kevin Puts. Librettist: Greg Pierce. Based on the novel by Michael Cunningham. Metropolitan Opera and Sharmill Films. In select Australian cinemas from January 28, 2023
The Hours is an outstanding example of where opera should be heading. As much as we love the classics, the world is moving on and it is refreshing to see that Metropolitan Opera has the foresight to present newer works along with our much-loved favourites!
It began its life as Michael Cunningham’s 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, followed by the 2002 film adaptation starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore.