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 World Premiere Recording of Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater, Performed by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony, Out Today

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Fleur Barron · Axelle Fanyo Nicholas Phan · Christopher Purves San Francisco Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony Esa-Pekka Salonen

SAARIAHO Adriana Mater / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Saariaho: Adriana Mater

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Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony release the world premiere recording of Kaija Saariaho&rsquo;s Adriana Mater. The composer&rsquo;s second opera &ndash; and second collaboration with Lebanese-born French writer Amin Maalouf &ndash; Adriana Mater is an intensely moving work exploring the relationship between a mother and her son in a war-torn country as they navigate the violence that defines their past and present, and threatens to claim their future. This recording captures a June 2023 performance of a staged production directed by Peter Sellars, delivered mere days after the composer&rsquo;s passing; mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron sings the title role, in a cast that also includes Axelle Fanyo (Refka), Nicholas Phan (Yonas) and Christopher Purves (Tsargo).&nbsp;
Please find the full libretto and more information on Kaija Saariaho&rsquo;s ADRIANA MATER here:
<a href="http://saariaho.org/works/adriana-mater-libretto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://saariaho.org/works/adriana-mater-libretto&nbsp;</a>
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