A character in an opera by this composer describes her voice as “placed between the pages of a book” and wonders if her child will grow up to be “Cain or Abel.” That character created by this composer tells her son that a blind ex-soldier “deserved to die, but you did not deserve to kill him.” In an opera by this composer, Refka’s sister is assaulted by Tsargo during a civil war, after which their son Yonas contemplates killing Tsargo. This composer’s collaborations with (*) Amin Maalouf include an opera in which a woman decides to enter a convent after meeting a man who gets sick on the way to Tripoli. After learning about Clémence from the Pilgrim, the troubadour Jaufré (“joh-FRAY”) Rudel falls in love with her without ever meeting her in an opera by this composer, who died in 2023. For 10 points, name this Finnish composer of Adriana Mater and L’amour de loin. ■END■
ANSWER: Kaija Saariaho (“KAH-yah SAH-ah-ree-ah-ho”) [or Kaija Anneli Saariaho]
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