Innocence

Name: Innocence
Start: 2026-10-11
End: 2026-10-11
Location: Operaen, Holmen

took place · 11 Oct 2026

Operaen, Holmen, Copenhagen

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The opera production Innocence is performed at the Opera House on Holmen in Copenhagen.

About the venue: Operaen, Holmen

Operaen på Holmen is Denmark's national opera house and part of the Royal Danish Theatre. The building was inaugurated on 15 January 2005 by Queen Margrethe II, designed by architect Henning Larsen and funded as a gift to the Danish people by Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller. It has two stages - Store Scene and Takkelloftet - and hosts opera, ballet and concerts throughout the season.

Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 København K Get directions

About the event: Innocence

2021

world premiere

number of acts

language of the performance

Good to know

Opera in five acts by Kaija Saariaho
Performed in several languages (including Finnish, English, Czech, French, Romanian) with Danish and English subtitles
Danish premiere - Simon Stone's original production
Venue: The Opera House on Holmen, Main Stage, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Copenhagen K
Performance dates: 11, 13, 17, 23, 25, 29 Oct. and 1 and 6 Nov. 2026
Arrive early - popular performances sell out quickly
Transport: harbour bus, metro (Marmorkirken) or bus to the Opera House

What's new

2026-04
Det Kongelige Teater announced Innocence as part of the 2026/2027 season - Danish premiere of Simon Stone's production.
2026-08
Ticket sales for Innocence opened on August 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM.

About: Innocence

Kaija Saariaho's final opera puts music to what cannot be forgotten - a school shooting and the lives it shattered. Simon Stone's production, acclaimed from London to New York, arrives in Denmark for the first time at the Copenhagen Opera House.

language in the opera's libretto

acts in the opera

What's new

2026-10
Innocence has its Danish premiere at the Opera on Holmen in Copenhagen on October 11, 2026 with performances until November 6, 2026, conducted by Elena Schwarz.
2026-04
Metropolitan Opera in New York performed Innocence from April 6, 2026 with Joyce DiDonato in the role of the servant and Susanna Mälkki on the podium.
2025-03
Innocence had its German premiere at Semperoper in Dresden in March 2025.

Tracks

InnocenceKaija Saariaho's last opera, world premiere 2021 in Aix-en-Provence

Here's how it looked last time

2021

Photo: Jean-Louis Fernandez

Innocence

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