Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

2021
1h 51m
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Music Drama
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Festival Aix-en-Provence
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
German English Finnish French Spanish

Keywords

opera contemporary opera

Quick Facts

Release Date July 10, 2021
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Magdalena Kožená
Magdalena Kožená

Waitress

Sandrine Piau
Sandrine Piau

Mother-in-Law

Tuomas Pursio
Tuomas Pursio

Father-in-Law

Lilian Farahani
Lilian Farahani

Bride

Markus Nykänen
Markus Nykänen

Groom

Jukka Rasilainen
Jukka Rasilainen

Priest

Lucy Shelton
Lucy Shelton

Teacher

Vilma Jää
Vilma Jää

Student 1 (Marketa)

Beate Mordal
Beate Mordal

Student 2 (Lilly)

Julie Hega
Julie Hega

Student 3

Simon Kluth
Simon Kluth

Student 4

Camilo Delgado Díaz
Camilo Delgado Díaz

Student 5 (Jerónimo)

Key Crew

Simon Stone
Director
Sofi Oksanen
Writer