Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

Plot Summary

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 Cast

Magdalena Kožená Waitress

Sandrine Piau Mother-in-Law

Tuomas Pursio Father-in-Law

Lilian Farahani Bride

Markus Nykänen Groom