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.

Country:

France

Genre:

Music,

Drama

Duration:

111 minutes

Year:

2021

Director:

Simon Stone

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Company:

Festival Aix-en-Provence

Cast:

Waitress

Mother-in-Law

Father-in-Law

Bride

Groom

Crew:

Original Music Composer

Writer

Musician

Conductor

Costume Design