[Met Performance] CID:387948

Met Opera Premiere, New Production

Innocence
Metropolitan Opera House, Mon, April 6, 2026
Broadcast

Debut : Vilma Jää, Julie Hega, Beate Mordal, Simon Kluth, Camilo Delgado Díaz, Lucy Shelton, Marina Dumont Anastassiadou, Jairus Abts, Oksana Barrios, Sam Hannum, Jalen Justice, Minga Prather, Brian Soutner, Brant Zheng, Chloe Lamford, Mel Page, Timo Kurkikangas, Arco Renz




Innocence (1)
Kaija Saariaho | Sofi Oksanan/Aleski Barrière
Waitress
Joyce DiDonato

Markéta
Vilma Jää [Debut]

Bridegroom
Miles Mykkanen

Iris
Julie Hega [Debut]

Bride
Jacquelyn Stucker

Lily
Beate Mordal [Debut]

Father-in-Law
Rod Gilfry

Anton
Simon Kluth [Debut]

Mother-in-Law
Kathleen Kim

Jerónimo
Camilo Delgado Díaz [Debut]

Teacher
Lucy Shelton [Debut]

Alexia
Marina Dumont Anastassiadou [Debut]

Priest
Stephen Milling

Actor
Jairus Abts [Debut]

Actor
Oksana Barrios [Debut]

Actor
Sam Hannum [Debut]

Actor
Niara Hardister

Actor
Jalen Justice [Debut]

Actor
Minga Prather [Debut]

Actor
Brian Soutner [Debut]

Actor
Brant Zheng [Debut]


Conductor
Susanna Mälkki


Production
Simon Stone

Set Designer
Chloe Lamford [Debut]

Costume Designer
Mel Page [Debut]

Lighting Designer
James Farncombe

Choreographer
Arco Renz [Debut]

Sound Designer
Timo Kurkikangas [Debut]





This performance was broadcast live on the SiriusXM app and streamed at metopera.org.

FUNDING:
Co-Commission and Co-Production of the Festival dAix-en-Provence; Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam; The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London; Finnish National Opera and Ballet, Helsinki, and San Francisco Opera.
In Partnership with the Metropolitan Opera
Innocence is part of the Neubauer Family Foundation New Works Initiative

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