Kaija Saariaho

The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Innocence by Kaija Saariaho intertwines stories of joy and tragedy:  a wedding inflicted with the after-effects and buried secrets from a school shooting a decade earlier.  Filled with various vocal styles, from traditional opera to expressionistic speech to Scandinavian folk music.  Conducted by Susanna Mälkki.

Show Notes

Cast includes Jacquelyn Stucker, Kathleen Kim, Joyce DiDonato, Rod Gilfry and Miles Mykkanen.