Wall Street Journal

‘Innocence’ Review: An Attack’s Aftermath at the Metropolitan Opera

Kaija Saariaho’s “Innocence,” one of the most important new operas of this century, finally made it to the Metropolitan Opera on Monday in a superb performance. I have now seen it four times, ...
The Guardian

Innocence review – monumental achievement shows how essential opera can be

Finnish opera of staggering depth by Kaija Saariaho and directed by Simon Stone, set in the aftermath of a school shooting It’s a cliche as regular as clockwork in the aftermath of an inexplicable ...
Vulture

Should a School Shooting Be Turned Into Opera?

Despite its beauty and power, the Met’s Innocence had me wanting to run. Photo: Karen Almond/Met Opera For 400 years, opera’s business has been the aestheticization of pain. Wrenching loss, blinding ...
The Independent

Vilma Jää Brings herding calls and mocking songs to Met Opera’s production of 'Innocence'

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Guardian

‘One of the most important works of our time’ – inside Innocence, Kaija Saariaho’s school-shooting opera

Sung in nine languages, with music by one of the world’s most acclaimed composers, Innocence comes to the UK this month. The team behind it reveal how it drew on everything from The Last Supper to ...