Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

Synopsis

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

Tuomas Pursio

Father-in-Law

Lilian Farahani

Bride

Markus Nykänen

Groom

Jukka Rasilainen

Priest

Lucy Shelton

Teacher

Vilma Jää

Student 1 (Marketa)

Beate Mordal

Student 2 (Lilly)

Julie Hega

Student 3