Oliveletter to Opera: Innocence
No one is innocent
Operas don’t usually come with a trigger warning. Everything about Innocence, composed by Kaija Saariaho with original Finnish libretto by Sofi Oksanen provides clues to the story within the story, that for the attentive viewer, are the breadcrumbs that will be food for thought long after the curtain drops. Opera is peak drama—the most devastating lows …