Music ·Drama · France · 2021 · 1h 51m

Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

Director

Cast

Magdalena Kožená as Waitress Sandrine Piau as Mother-in-Law Tuomas Pursio as Father-in-Law Lilian Farahani as Bride Markus Nykänen as Groom Jukka Rasilainen as Priest

Crew

Kaija Saariaho — Original Music Composer Sofi Oksanen — Writer Mel Page — Costume Design

Synopsis

The world premiere of composer Kaija Saariaho's opera, "Innocence", at the 2021 Aix-en-Provence Festival. Finland is the setting but the protagonists come from the four corners of Europe: a Finnish groom and his Romanian bride, a French mother-in-law and a Czech maid. Around them memories unravel in a contemporary tragedy of guilt and lost innocence.

Mood & Themes

opera contemporary opera

Key Collaborators

Simon Stone Director Kaija Saariaho Original Music Composer Sofi Oksanen Writer Mel Page Costume Design

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