New York, April 5, 2026 (AFP) - At Met Opera, life after a school shooting takes center stage

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2026-04-05

School shootings are a tragically common occurrence in the United States, but rarely do they grace the stage of one of the world's premier opera houses. But on Monday, Kaija Saariaho's "Innocence" -- which explores how a devastating attack at an international school in Finland reverberates through the lives of its survivors and the community -- will debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. For celebrated US mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, takin......

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