Kaija Saariaho: Innocence (2021)

07/10/2021 (FR) • 1h 51m

Music, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Sandrine Piau

Mother-in-Law

Tuomas Pursio

Father-in-Law

Vilma Jää

Student 1 (Marketa)

Beate Mordal

Student 2 (Lilly)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

opera

contemporary opera

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