OPERA. NOW: Episode 2

Innocence — Kaija Saariaho and Sofi Oksanen

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Cast

Vasco Mendonça  — Presenter

Kaija Saariaho  — Composer

Sofi Oksanen  — Librettist

Program notes

OPERA. NOW is a six-part documentary series presented by Vasco Mendonça, a contemporary composer looking to share his passion for opera with the world. Throughout each episode, discover iconic 21st-century operas through interviews with composers, stage directors, and singers.

In this second installment, dive into the unique world of Innocence, a one-of-a-kind, multilingual opera created for the 2012 Aix-en-Provence Festival by composer Kaija Saariaho and librettist Sofi Oksanen. Explore two parallel stories linked by a character that doesn't even step foot on stage...

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