Kaija Saariaho: Innocence
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Released July 10, 2021
Overview
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
as
Waitress
Sandrine Piau
as
Mother-in-Law
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Tuomas Pursio
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Father-in-Law
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Lilian Farahani
as
Bride
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Markus Nykänen
as
Groom
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Jukka Rasilainen
as
Priest
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Lucy Shelton
as
Teacher
Vilma Jää
as
Student 1 (Marketa)
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Beate Mordal
as
Student 2 (Lilly)
Julie Hega
as
Student 3
Simon Kluth
as
Student 4
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Camilo Delgado Díaz
as
Student 5 (Jerónimo)
Crew
Kaija Saariaho
as
Original Music Composer
Sofi Oksanen
as
Writer
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London Symphony Orchestra
as
Musician
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Susanna Mälkki
as
Conductor
Mel Page
as
Costume Design
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James Farncombe
as
Lighting Design
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Arco Renz
as
Choreographer
Simon Stone
as
Director
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Lodewijk van der Ree
as
Music Director
Chloe Lamford
as
Stage Director