V anketě BBC z roku 2019 byla zvolena největším žijícím hudebním skladatelem světa. [5 ] Roku 2011 získala americkou cenu Grammy za nejlepší operu (Láska na dálku) a hudební cenu Léonie Sonning.
Innocence portrays a joyous wedding celebration takes a shocking turn when the darkest of family secrets is revealed and a young bride has an impossible decision to make.
Anlässlich der Premiere der Oper »Innocence« der finnischen Komponistin Kaija Saariaho in der Semperoper Dresden treffen sich der Mitlibrettist und Übersetzer AleksiBarrière und die Dresdner Produktionsdramaturgin Dorothee Harpain zum…
The work, subtitled "a musical journey in 15 stations", centers on the life and writings of Simone Weil and was conceived in the Passion Play tradition with episodes in her life linked to the Stations of the Cross.
During the course of her career, Saariaho received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from Ircam for the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the BBC, the New York Philharmonic, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Théâtre du…