Curious about INNOCENCE? Check out Kaija Saariaho's mini-interviews!

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01 April 2021

Innocence

Jury Nominee, FEDORA Prizes

Interviews with Kaija Saariaho, INNOCENCE's composer.

[WORLD PREMIERE] INNOCENCE will be premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence from 3 to 12 July 2021.
Film-making: Martin Neumann

[ #1 INNOCENCE ] WHAT IS INNOCENCE?

The Finnish composer presents her new opera score.

[ #2 INNOCENCE ] THE STORY IN 1 MINUTE?

The composer tells you all about the opera key elements to understand the story in no more than a minute.

[ #3 INNOCENCE ] WHY INNOCENCE?

Kaija Saariaho tells the reasons why she composed this new opera.

[ #4 INNOCENCE ] WHAT IS THE MUSICAL COLOUR OF INNOCENCE?

Kaija Saariaho depicts the polychromatic music of her new opera score.

[ #5 INNOCENCE ] A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE SCORE FOR INNOCENCE?

Written for 70 musicians, 13 soloists and a chorus of 40 singers, Kaija Saariaho explains how her score will be musical and polychromatic.

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