Original sentence: Adriana Mater is the second opera by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, with a libretto in French by her frequent collaborator, Amin Maalouf.Adriana now anxiously watches Yonas as he grows into a man, and wonders whether he will grow up to be as violent as his father or gentler like his mother.Adriana, her son Yonas and her sister Rafka are caught in the midst of civil war.Finnish Premiere Cast,23 February 2008,(Ernest Martínez Izquierdo, conductor).It received its world premiere at the Opéra Bastille on 7 April 2006 in a production directed by another collaborator, Peter Sellars.Its US premiere is scheduled at the Santa Fe Opera on July 26th 2008.Paris World Premiere Cast,7 April 2006,(Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor).The National Opera of Paris and the Finnish National Opera jointly commissioned the opera.The opera is set in the present day, in a crisis zone in an unnamed country.The opera received its UK premiere on 24 April 2008.The opera’s Finnish premiere took place on 23 February 2008 in Helsinki.The story reflects on motherhood
Edited sentence: "Saariaho’s Adriana Mater is set in the present, in a crisis zone in an unnamed country, perhaps Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia or Darfur.Adriana Mater is an opera by the Finnish composer, Kaija Saariaho with a libretto in French by her frequent collaborator, Amin Maalouf.Adriana now anxiously watches Yonas as he grows into a man: is his blood that of a rapist or that of his innocent mother.Adriana, her son Yonas and her sister Rafka go through personal hell in the midst of civil war.Finnish Premiere Cast,23 February 2008,(Ernest Martínez Izquierdo conducting).Is he Cain or Abel.It is Saariaho’s second opera and it was jointly commissioned by the National Opera of Paris and the Finnish National Opera.It was given its world premiere at the Opéra Bastille on 7 April 2006 in a production directed by another collaborator, Peter Sellars.Paris World Premiere Cast,7 April 2006,(Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting).The opera’s Finnish premiere took place on 23 February 2008 in Helsinki and it will be given its US premiere at the Santa Fe Opera on July 26th 2008 as part of its 52nd Season.The poignant story reflects on motherhood