Kaija Saariaho: Innocence
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.
Directed by Simon Stone
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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
L
Lucy Shelton
Teacher
Vilma Jää
Student 1 (Marketa)
B
Beate Mordal
Student 2 (Lilly)
Julie Hega
Student 3
Simon Kluth
Student 4
C
Camilo Delgado Díaz
Student 5 (Jerónimo)
