FULL INNOCENCE (Kaija Saariaho) Met New York 2026 Peter Gelb, Vilma Jää, Joyce DiDonato, Miles Mykkanen, Rod Gilfry, Stephen Milling

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: INNOCENCE  
• Composer: Saariaho Kaija   
• Libretto: Sofi Oksanen, translated/adapted by Aleksi Barrière.  
• Venue & Opera Company: Peter B. Lewis Theater at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  
• Recorded: April 3, 2026
• Type: Other
• Singers: Vilma Jää, Joyce DiDonato, Miles Mykkanen, Rod Gilfry, Stephen Milling
• Conductor: Susanna Mälkki  
• Orchestra: Ksenia Leletkina, PIANO  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Works & Process  
• Date Published: 2026  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  Before late Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s final opera arrives at the Metropolitan Opera this spring, get an advance look at this powerful modern masterpiece. Exploring the wide web of trauma left in the wake of an unspeakable tragedy, Innocence features a multilingual libretto by Sofi Oksanen and Aleksi Barrière and conjures an eerie, darkly beautiful sound-world to tell a heart-wrenching story. Ahead of the opera’s April 6 premiere, Met General Manager Peter Gelb moderates a discussion with the creative team, with cast members joining to perform highlights from the score.

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