Innocence, by Kaija Saariaho, Sofi Oksanen, and Aleksi Barrière
Innocence opened at San Francisco Opera on June 1, and it is a magnificent achievement in every way.
- Steven Winn, Chronicle
- Lisa Hirsch, SFCV
- Opera Tattler
- Opera Tattler (Innocence again)
- Michael Strickland, SF Civic Center
- Caroline Crawford, Bay City News
- Harvey Steiman, Seen & Heard International
- Michael Anthonio, Parterre Box
- Richard S. Ginell, Classical Voice North America
- DB at Kalimac's Corner
- Emily Wilson, "How SF Opera is Preparing the Cast and Audience for Kaija Saariaho's Innocence", SFCV
Previously:
- Alex Ross, The New Yorker
- Zachary Woolfe, NY Times
- Alastair Macaulea, Financial Times
- Andrew Clements, Guardian
- Colin Clarke, Seen & Heard International
- Mark Berry, Boulezian
Kaija Saariaho
Courtesy of San Francisco Opera
No photographer credited.
A year later, I still can't quite believe that Saariaho is gone.
I dress up a bit when I'm reviewing but for this occasion, I made an exception, wearing a t-shirt under a light black jacket:
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