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USA Premiere
Based On

the original Finnish libretto by Sofi Oksanen. Multilingual libretto and dramaturgy by Aleksi Barriere.

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2023-2024
Commission

Co-commission of Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, San Francisco Opera, Dutch National Opera Amsterdam, Royal Opera House-Covent Garden London, Finnish National Opera, and Ballet Helsinki.

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Revival Director
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Choreographer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Mixing Engineer
Chorus
Assistant Conductor
Prompter
Musical Preparation
Diction
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Dance Master
Fight Director
Technical Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Hair and Makeup

Cast

Student #4 (Anton)
Student #5 (Jerónimo)
Student #2 (Lilly)
The Bride (Stela)
Father-In-Law (Henrik)
Bridegroom (Tuomas)
Mother-In-Law (Patricia)
Teacher (Cecilia)
Student #6 (Alexia)
The Waitress (Tereza)
Student #1 (Markéta)
Student #3 (Iris)

Show Dates

Time and Place

PLACE AND TIME: Helsinki in the 2000s

Scenes

Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Act V

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for New Productions.

This production is made possible, in part, by Keith and Priscilla Geeslin.

This production is made possible, in part, by Louise Gund.

This production is made possible, in part, by National Endowment for the Arts.

This production is made possible, in part, by Jeff and Marieke Rothschild.

This production is made possible, in part, by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

Additional support provided by Jennifer M. Bienaime and Joshua Fiedler.

Additional support provided by Claire and Jared Bobrow.

Additional support provided by Paula and Steve Child.

Additional support provided by Steve Duscha, in memory of Wanda Lee Graves.

Additional support provided by Timothy J. Marten, M.D. and Ms. Mary C. Heylin.

Legacy Commission

Sung in English, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, French, Swedish, German, Spanish, and Greek with English and original language supertitles.

Notes

US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE

Co-commission of Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, San Francisco Opera, Dutch National Opera Amsterdam, Royal Opera House-Covent Garden London, Finnish National Opera, and Ballet Helsinki.

First performance: Grant Theatre de Provence, in Aix-en-Provence, 2021

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First performance in July 2021 at the Grand Théâtre de Provence, in Aix-en-Provence. Made possible thanks to the support of Karolina Blaberg.

In partnership with the Metropolitan Opera.

Performed by arrangement with Chester Music Ltd.

Sung in English, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, French, Swedish, German, Spanish, and Greek with English and original language supertitles.

Full program available here: https://encorespotlight.com/program/san-francisco-opera-innocence-2024/