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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.

****1

****1

London

17 Apr 2023

Urgent and intense: Innocence opens at the Royal Opera House

By Mark Valencia

Aix-en-Provence

At the Festival d'Aix: to hear Tristan... and to die

By Romain Daroles, 08 July 2021

The Festival d'Aix-en-Provence gives us a definitive performance of Wagner's opera – but for listening only.

***11

***11

Aix-en-Provence

08 Jul 2021

At the Festival d'Aix: to hear Tristan... and to die

By Romain Daroles

Munich

It was all a dream: an absorbing production of Korngold's Die tote Stadt in Munich

By Matthew Rye, 22 November 2019

With an unsurpassed cast, devoted conducting and a brilliantly imaginative staging, the Bavarian State Opera's new production of Korngold's Die tote Stadt is a triumph.

*****

*****

Munich

22 Nov 2019

It was all a dream: an absorbing Die tote Stadt in Munich

By Matthew Rye

Robert Dölle Ladas (Ladas), Gábor Bretz (Priester Grigoris) und Matthäus Schmidlechner (Michelis) © SF | Monika Rittershaus

Salzburg

Scheinheilige (Un)Menschlichkeit: The Greek Passion bei den Salzburger Festspielen

By Isabella Steppan, 22 August 2023

Musikalisch stark und szenisch eindringlich wird Bohuslav Martinůs Oper bei den Salzburger Festspielen zu einem Erfolg auf ganzer Linie.

****1

****1

Salzburg

22 Aug 2023

Scheinheilige (Un)Menschlichkeit: The Greek Passion in Salzburg

By Isabella Steppan

Munich

Satanic Panic: Die Teufel von Loudun an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

By Alexandra Richter, 27 June 2022

Simon Stone inszeniert Pendereckis Erstlingsoper als grausamen Schocker, der so manchen übel aufstößt.

**111

**111

Munich

27 Jun 2022

Satanic Panic: Die Teufel von Loudun an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

By Alexandra Richter

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.

***11

***11

Aix-en-Provence

06 Jul 2021

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

By Romain Daroles

Salzburg

Antiker Mythos im Vorstadtweiber-Gewand: Médée in Salzburg

By Isabella Steppan, 04 August 2019

Bei den Salzburger Festspielen überfrachtet Regisseur Simon Stone Luigi Cherubinis Oper mit Regieeinfällen, die zwar schlüssig sind, aber zu oft von der Musik ablenken.

***11

***11

Salzburg

04 Aug 2019

Antiker Mythos im Vorstadtweiber-Gewand: Médée in Salzburg

By Isabella Steppan