Kaija Saariaho’s spectral, shattering Innocence makes its Metropolitan Opera debut.
“[W]omen are interesting and important in real life. They are not an afterthought of nature, they are not secondary players in human destiny, and every society has always known that.” — Margaret Atwood, February 2017
The score for Innocence was menacing yet comforting, and, essentially, violent and peaceful at the same time
Zauberland: An Encounter with Schumann’s Dichterliebe touched on themes of forced migration, loss, exile, and dehumanization.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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