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Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

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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 Kožená Waitress Sandrine Piau Mother-in-Law T Tuomas Pursio Father-in-Law L Lilian Farahani Bride M Markus Nykänen Groom J Jukka Rasilainen Priest