Kaija Saariaho: Innocence
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.
Top Billed Cast
Magdalena Kožená
Waitress
Sandrine Piau
Mother-in-Law
Tuomas Pursio
Father-in-Law
Lilian Farahani
Bride
Markus Nykänen
Groom
Featured Crew
Kaija Saariaho
Original Music Composer
Sofi Oksanen
Writer
London Symphony Orchestra
Musician
Susanna Mälkki
Conductor
Mel Page
Costume Design
James Farncombe
Lighting Design
Arco Renz
Choreographer
Simon Stone
Director
Lodewijk van der Ree
Music Director
Chloe Lamford
Stage Director
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