the original Finnish libretto by Sofi Oksanen. Multilingual libretto and dramaturgy by Aleksi Barriere.
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)
Priest
Show Dates
Time and Place
PLACE AND TIME: Helsinki in the 2000s
Scenes
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/