The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin by Kaija Saariaho

When Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s breakthrough opera premiered in 2000, the New York Times called it “transfixing…a lushly beautiful score.” Prior to the Met Opera premiere in a new production by Robert Lepage, general manager Peter Gelb moderates a discussion with Saariaho and the creative team, accompanied by performance excerpts.PROGRAM:Aria with Metropolitan Opera soprano Susanna Phillips

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