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The week in classical: Innocence; Sakari Oramo/BBCSO; Explore Ensemble – review

A big week for Finnish music and musicians led by Kaija Saariaho’s powerful opera about a school shooting, and a thrilling Bartok performance ....

Czech Republic , South Korea , Simon Stone , United Kingdom , Aix En Provence , Provence Alpes Côd Azur , South Korean , Rebecca Saunders , Sakari Oramo , Markus Nyk , Cassandra Miller , James Farncombe , Sandrine Piau , Sofi Oksanen , Jinmo Yang , Lotte Betts , Jenny Carlstedt , Christopher Purves , Julie Hega , Kurt Cobain , Beatrice Dillon , Timo Riihonen , Lucy Shelton , Tansy Davies , Chloe Lamford , Kaija Saariaho ,

TULLY POTTER reviews Innocence at the Royal Opera House

As the action unravels, details are laid bare until we see that no one, whether perpetrator, victim or survivor, was truly innocent . ....

Simon Stone , United Kingdom , United States , Lucy Shelton , Markus Nykanen , Kaija Saariaho , Lilian Farahani , Christopher Purves , Marketa Vilma Jaa , Tereza Jenny Carlstedt , Chloe Lamford , Aleksi Barriere , Timo Riihonen , Sandrine Piau , Iris Julie Hega , Sofi Oksanen , Susanna Malkki , Royal Opera House , Jenny Carlstedt , Vilma Jaa , Julie Hega , Mass Shootings ,

Innocence review: Covent Garden's stunning new opera | Theatre | Entertainment

Towards the end of this new opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, I forced my attention off the stage to survey the audience. I doubt that I have ever seen in the Royal Opera House, or any other theatre for that matter, such stillness or felt such quiet concentration. ....

United Kingdom , United States , Keski Suomi , Tuomas Markus Nyk , Henrik Christopher Purves , Lilian Farahani , Tereza Jenny Carstedt , Tristram Kenton , Chloe Lamford , Christopher Purves , Jenny Carstedt , Markus Nyk , Operas In London , Royal Opera House ,

Innocence, Royal Opera review - timely, layered drama with almost incidental music

Director Simon Stone does it again, but questions remain about Kaija Saariaho’s score. Opera review by David Nice ....

United States , Keski Suomi , Eteläuomen Läi , Sandrine Piau , Christopher Purves , Lucy Shelton , Markus Nyk , Katie Mitchell , Lilian Farahani , Julia Hega , Tereza Jenny Carlstedt , Timo Riihonen , National Theatre , Royal Opera , Aleksi Barri , Jenny Carlstedt , French Cameroonian Julia Hega ,

Innocence review – Saariaho's iridescent score keeps the harrowing drama at arm's length | Opera

Dealing with the terrible aftermath of a school shooting, this production is sensitively staged and sung but its characters fail to come into focus and the beauty of the music ultimately works against the drama ....

Simon Stone , United Kingdom , Covent Garden , Sofi Oksanen , Christopher Purves , Sandrine Piau , Chloe Lamford , Kaija Saariaho , L Amour De Loin , Aleksi Barri , Royal Opera , Jenny Carlstedt ,