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2026 · Music · Drama
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Kaija Saariaho: Innocence
Directed by
Simon Stone
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Magdalena KoženáWaitress
Sandrine PiauMother-in-Law
Tuomas PursioFather-in-Law
Lilian FarahaniBride
Markus NykänenGroom
Jukka RasilainenPriest
Lucy SheltonTeacher
Vilma JääStudent 1 (Marketa)
Beate MordalStudent 2 (Lilly)
Julie HegaStudent 3
Simon KluthStudent 4
Camilo Delgado DíazStudent 5 (Jerónimo)
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