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Joyce DiDonato (the Waitress) and Vilma Jää (Markéta) © Karen Almond | Met Opera

The unbearable darkness of Innocence: Saariaho’s final opera receives New York premiere

By Kurt Gottschalk, 06 April 2026

At the Metropolitan Opera, Innocence proves a gripping and perhaps divisive piece which feels real because it is a reflection of our reality, with no realistic hope of finding peace.

*****

*****

New York City

06 Apr 2026

Innocence: Saariaho’s final opera receives New York premiere

By Kurt Gottschalk

Vilma Jää (Markéta) and Jenny Carlstedt (Waitress) © ROH | Tristram Kenton

London

Urgent and intense: Innocence opens at the Royal Opera House

By Mark Valencia, 17 April 2023

Kaija Saariaho's opera – staged by Simon Stone and the hit of the 2021 Aix-en-Provence Festival – makes its UK debut.

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****1

London

17 Apr 2023

Urgent and intense: Innocence opens at the Royal Opera House

By Mark Valencia

Aix-en-Provence

Innocence à Aix-en-Provence : Saariaho cultive le secret

By Romain Daroles, 06 July 2021

La nouvelle création de Kaija Saariaho est une grande œuvre musicale mal servie cependant par une mise en scène façon Netflix de Simon Stone.

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***11

Aix-en-Provence

06 Jul 2021

Innocence à Aix-en-Provence : Saariaho cultive le secret

By Romain Daroles