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| Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
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InnocenceAix-en-Provence FestivalNo. of reviews: 27 | |
Part Scandi-noir thriller, part Ancient Greek drama, Kaija Saariaho's Innocence makes for persuasive music theatre |
 17 Aug 21 / Limelight |
Die Vergangenheit ist nicht vergangen |
| 11 Aug 21 / Online Musik Magazin |
Aix-en-Provence saw the premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s engrossing, thought-provoking commentary on gun violence and much else |
| 7 Aug 21 / Seen and Heard |
Culpabilité |
| 25 Jul 21 / Wanderer |
Saariaho opera probes the tragic resonance of massacre at school |
| 24 Jul 21 / Classical Voice North America |
La naturaleza del dolor |
| 21 Jul 21 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La maison des morts |
| 19 Jul 21 / Altamusica |
Un extraordinaire voyage au bout de l’enfer |
| 18 Jul 21 / toutelaculture.com |
Saariaho's music explodes in carefully constructed, colorful soundscapes that are spectacularly beautiful |
| 17 Jul 21 / Opera Today |
Saariaho’s opera on trauma is a stunningly complex work |
| 17 Jul 21 / OperaWire |
Todos somos víctimas, todos somos culpables |
| 15 Jul 21 / Platea Magazine |
Innocence, une vraie tragédie contemporaine |
| 14 Jul 21 / Opera Online (French) |
Entre pureté et sinistrose |
| 14 Jul 21 / Première Loge |
Aangrijpend realisme in nieuwe Saariaho |
| 14 Jul 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Saariaho cultive le secret |
| 11 Jul 21 / Bachtrack (French) |
La fabrique des monstres |
| 10 Jul 21 / ResMusica |
La maestria avec laquelle le metteur en scène australien mène Innocence passionne de bout en bout |
| 10 Jul 21 / Anaclase |
Saariaho signe pour ce livret une partition extrêmement fouillée |
| 9 Jul 21 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
Al termine anche Kaija Saariaho veniva a riscuotere il giusto tributo alla sua arte con vere e proprie ovazioni |
| 9 Jul 21 / Operaclick (Italian) |
A composer creates her masterpiece with 'Innocence' |
| 8 Jul 21 / New York Times |
Triomphe pour “Innocence” de Kaija Saariaho à Aix-en-Provence |
| 8 Jul 21 / Diapason |
Hier ist Singen der einzige Ausdruck des Humanen in höchster Not |
| 8 Jul 21 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
Uraufführungen beim Festival in Aix-en-Provence: Kaija Saariaho und Samir Odeh-Tami |
| 7 Jul 21 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Exceptionnelle création |
| 5 Jul 21 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Quel choc! |
| 5 Jul 21 / Concertclassic.com |
Innocence de Kaija Saariaho à Aix-en-Provence, silence : on tourne |
| 5 Jul 21 / Olyrix |
Die düstere Macht des Vergangenen |
| 5 Jul 21 / Die Deutsche Bühne |
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Kaija Saariaho’s labyrinthine work, premiering in France after a pandemic delay, is the most anticipated new opera of the year.
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