Kaija Saariaho: Innocence (2021)

Kaija Saariaho: Innocence (2021)

2021-07-10 France 111 Min. PG-13
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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 is Waitress
Waitress
Sandrine Piau is Mother-in-Law
Mother-in-Law
Tuomas Pursio is Father-in-Law
Father-in-Law
Lilian Farahani is Bride
Bride
Markus Nykänen is Groom
Groom
Jukka Rasilainen is Priest
Priest
Lucy Shelton is Teacher
Teacher
Vilma Jää is Student 1 (Marketa)
Student 1 (Marketa)
Beate Mordal is Student 2 (Lilly)
Student 2 (Lilly)
Julie Hega is Student 3
Student 3
Simon Kluth is Student 4
Student 4
Camilo Delgado Díaz is Student 5 (Jerónimo)
Student 5 (Jerónimo)

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