Streicker Center: The Metropolitan Opera’s “Innocence”

Depicting the wide web of trauma left in the wake of a school shooting, the late, great Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, Innocence, presented at the Metropolitan Opera, is a raw and unflinching cri de coeur in response to the senseless violence of our modern age. Untangling the themes of concealment in the opera are relationship expert Esther Perel, ethicist and writer Kwame Anthony Appiah, and the opera’s director Simon Stone.

These three intellectuals, bridging psychology, philosophy and opera discuss the consequences of withholding information from those we love. Join us for an interrogation of what provokes us to conceal, what encourages us to share, and how our relationships are affected by the secrets we keep. Q&A with the audience to follow.

Innocence is on stage at the Metropolitan Opera from April 6 – 29. Click here for more information.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary release of Esther Perel’s book, Mating in Captivity, the first 300 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the book. Please see a Met representative in the lobby upon arrival for details.