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.

Director: Simon Stone

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

L

Lucy Shelton

Teacher

Vilma Jää

Student 1 (Marketa)