correspondent: in "the hours," renee fleming saw it.ists, friends, lovers, mothers. here, it's the smallest pieces of daily life, buying flowers, for w raise the biggest questions about life itself. underlying all of this, the knowledge that the real virginia woolf would take her own life in 1941 at age 59. >> every single person who is in this opera has a really interesting role and a tale to tell. and the stories are relevant. we are in a mental health crisis in this country that is, in the world actually, that is unprecedented, certainly in my lifetime. and i fear for young people, especially because it is hitting them so hard. >> if the audience recognize themselves on stage, they going to relate to the story, and it can talk about social -- story. so i believe that this then can not just because we want to have more people in our seats, but because we believe in the mission of opera, that is to convey those messages and collectivelycathartic experience that can give us hope. correspondent: kevin puts, who also teaches at the peabod