San Francisco Opera's 'Innocence' explores the aftermath of a school shooting

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June 06, 2024

Beate Mordal as Student #2 (Lilly), Julie Hega as Student #3 (Iris), Rowan Kievits as Student #4 (Anton), Camilo Delgado Díaz as Student #5 (Jerónimo), and Marina Dumont as Sudent #6 (Alexia) in "Innocence" by Kaija Saariaho, Sofi Oksanen, and Aleksi Barrière. (Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera)

This month, the San Francisco Opera presents the American premiere of "Innocence", which explores the ideas of guilt and innocence 10 years after a shooting at a school in Finland. The opera was composed by the late Kaija Saariaho with a libretto by Sofie Oksanen and Aleksi Barrière.

Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks about "Innocence" with conductor Clément Mao-Takacs and Ryan Marchand, head of diversity, equity and community for the San Francisco Opera.

This segment aired on June 6, 2024.

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