Cincinnati Opera and CCM Opera's joint Opera Fusion: New Works program partners with the Metropolitan Opera and The Philadelphia Orchestra to present excerpts from The Hours, an opera-in-the-making with music by composer Kevin Puts (Silent Night) and a libretto by Greg Pierce (Fellow Travelers). The new work, adapted from Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the Paramount Pictures film, tells the story of three women whose lives have a literary connection. Their three stories are elegantly interwoven, as parallels and echoes in their lives shed light on the eternal search for meaning, fulfillment, and connection, particularly for women who are constrained by societal roles and their own complicated desires and expectations.

A presentation of excerpts from the piece will be streamed live on Monday, March 15, at 5:00 p.m., followed by a conversation with the creators and Cincinnati Opera's Evans Mirageas. Visit this page to watch.