KAIJA SAARIAHO’S ADRIANA MATER

Director Peter Sellars stages a new production of Kaija Saariaho's opera Adriana Mater, part of a multi-year partnership between the acclaimed director, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and the SF Symphony. Set in a country on the brink of civil war, the opera explores the relationship between a mother and her son as they navigate a world rumbling with the threat of violence. Their gritty reality is offset by their hopes and dreams for a better future and as the music swells and recedes, the protagonists must decide between a life of revenge and one of forgiveness.


ARTISTS

Esa-Pekka Salonen
CONDUCTOR

Peter Sellars
DIRECTOR

Fleur Barron
MEZZO-SOPRANO (ADRIANA)

Axelle Fanyo
SOPRANO (REFKA)

Nicholas Phan
TENOR (YONAS)

Christopher Purves
BARITONE (TSARGO)

San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony


PROGRAM

Adriana Mater (staged)
[San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
Kaija Saariaho