Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

Directed by Simon Stone

Written by Sofi Oksanen

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

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Tuomas Pursio

Father-in-Law

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Lilian Farahani

Bride

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Markus Nykänen

Groom

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Jukka Rasilainen

Priest

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Lucy Shelton

Teacher

Vilma Jää

Student 1 (Marketa)

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Beate Mordal

Student 2 (Lilly)

Julie Hega

Student 3

Simon Kluth

Student 4

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Camilo Delgado Díaz

Student 5 (Jerónimo)