Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence
Lucy Shelton reprises her role of Teacher
at The Metropolitan Opera, NYC
7 performances (April 6 - 29)
https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/innocence/

Innocence

Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
30 Lincoln Center Plaza; Upper West Side
Monday, April 6 at 7pm, through April 29; $35–$470
metopera.org

Set in the aftermath of a school shooting, the final opera by the extraordinary Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho is unquestionably a work for our day and age. The libretto is by prominent Finnish author Sofi Oksanen and Saariaho’s son, Aleksi Barrière; Susanna Mälkki is on the podium, and the cast includes Joyce DiDonato, Vilma Jää, Jacquelyn Stucker, Miles Mykkanen, and
– making her Met Opera debut at 82 – the peerless, fearless trailblazer Lucy Shelton.