France / Jul 10, 2021
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vilma Jää | Student 1 (Marketa) |
| Beate Mordal | Student 2 (Lilly) |
| Julie Hega | Student 3 |
| Simon Kluth | Student 4 |
| Camilo Delgado Díaz | Student 5 (Jerónimo) |
| Marina Dumont | Student 6 |
Genres
MusicDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kaija Saariaho: Innocence |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, English, suomi, Français, Español |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Festival Aix-en-Provence |
| Release date | 10 luglio 2021 |
| Writer | Sofi Oksanen |
| Assistant directors | Simon Stone, Chloe Lamford |
| Lighting | James Farncombe |
| Music | Kaija Saariaho, London Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki, Lodewijk van der Ree |
| Sound | Kaija Saariaho, London Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki, Lodewijk van der Ree |
| Costume design | Mel Page |
| Makeup | Mel Page |
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| Hairstyling | Mel Page |
Release dates
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