Adriana Mater is the second opera by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, with a libretto in French by her frequent collaborator, Amin Maalouf. The Opéra National de Paris and the Finnish National Opera jointly commissioned the opera. It received its world premiere at the Opéra Bastille on 3 April 2006 in a production directed by Peter Sellars.[1][2] The production was dedicated to Gerard Mortier, Artistic Director of the Paris Opera.
The opera's Finnish premiere took place on 23 February 2008 in Helsinki. The opera received its UK premiere in a concert performance on 24 April 2008[3] and its US premiere took place at the Santa Fe Opera on 26 July 2008[4] with the singers Monica Groop and Pia Freund in their roles of the Finnish premiere.
Saariaho used memories of her own first pregnancy as part of the inspiration for the opera.[2] Maalouf utilised his memories of being a war correspondent and his awareness of contemporary political and religious conflicts as themes in the opera.[1]
^ abAlan Riding (5 April 2006). "The Opera 'Adriana Mater' Addresses Motherhood in a War Zone". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^ abAlex Ross (24 April 2006). "Birth". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^Andrew Clements (28 April 2008). "Adriana Mater (Barbican, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
^[1] Anthony Tommasini, "Compassion, Not Revenge, After a Rape in a War Zone", The New York Times, August 1, 2008
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