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Jun 17, 2024 · An innovative and prolific composer of orchestral and chamber works, Saariaho died from glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer. Across her four-decade career, Kaija Saariaho wrote many orchestral works — including those with electronics — plus chamber music, vocal works, and five operas.
Jun 15, 2024 · Kaija Saariaho and Sofi Oksanen’s Innocence (with multi-lingual libretto by Aleksi Barrière; US premiere through June 21 at the War Memorial Opera House, SF) takes place in one of those other countries: Finland, to be precise.
Jun 17, 2024 · Further Reflections on Saariaho’s Final Opera. Yesterday afternoon I returned to the War Memorial Opera House for a second encounter with a performance by the San Francisco Opera (SFO) of Innocence, Kaija Saariaho’s sixth and final opera.
Jun 24, 2024 · Here’s my review for Musical America of the American premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, Innocence, which was presented by San Francisco Opera this month:
Jun 27, 2024 · Next door at the War Memorial Opera House, a gripping performance introduced America to Kaija Saariaho’s opera “Innocence,” a shocking drama of gun violence. A couple of blocks away at SF Jazz,...
Jun 12, 2024 · Information on the Performance. Work Title: Innocence. Composer: Saariaho Kaaija. Libretto: Sofi Oksanen Libretto Text, Libretto Index. Venue & Opera Company: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, California. Recorded: June 12, 2024. Type: Staged Opera Live. Singers: Lilian Farahani, Rod Gilfry.
2 days ago · Anssi Karttunen, Kaija Saariaho and Magnus Lindberg conceived Creative Dialogue together with Sibelius-Academy in 2007. The ambition of the Creative Dialogue is to inspire young performers and composers to engage in a dialogue that benefits not only the two parties but the music life in general.
