Kaija Saariaho: Innocence
2021The 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.
Acted in
Magdalena Kožená
as Waitress
Sandrine Piau
as Mother-in-Law
Tuomas Pursio
as Father-in-Law
Lilian Farahani
as Bride
Markus Nykänen
as Groom
Jukka Rasilainen
as Priest
Lucy Shelton
as Teacher
Vilma Jää
as Student 1 (Marketa)
Beate Mordal
as Student 2 (Lilly)
Julie Hega
as Student 3
Simon Kluth
as Student 4
Camilo Delgado Díaz
as Student 5 (Jerónimo)
Marina Dumont
as Student 6