Robert Ashley
1930 - 2014 (age 83) • Acting
Robert Ashley
A distinguished figure in American contemporary music, Robert Ashley holds an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and multi-disciplinary projects. His recorded works are acknowledged classics of language in a musical setting. He pioneered opera-for-television.
Known For
Perfect Lives
75%
"R" Narrator
1984
Automatic Writing
90%
Writer
2014
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
Narrator I
2019
Frames for Seconds
1991
Atalanta Strategy
Himself
1984
Four American Composers: Robert Ashley
Himself
1983
The Commission
Hector Berlioz
1983
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
"R"
1981
525
Writer
2025
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
Narrator I
2019
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
Writer
2019
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
Music
2019
Automatic Writing
90%
Writer
2014
Automatic Writing
90%
Original Music Composer
2014
Automatic Writing
90%
Original Concept
2014
Automatic Writing
90%
Original Film Writer
2014
Automatic Writing
90%
Original Story
2014
Frames for Seconds
1991
Perfect Lives
75%
"R" Narrator
1984
Perfect Lives
75%
Writer
1984
Perfect Lives
75%
Original Music Composer
1984
Atalanta Strategy
Himself
1984
Atalanta Strategy
Music
1984
Atalanta Strategy
Writer
1984
Four American Composers: Robert Ashley
Himself
1983
The Commission
Hector Berlioz
1983
The Commission
Writer
1983
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
"R"
1981
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
Music
1981
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
Self
1976
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
Director
1976
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
Producer
1976
The House
Music
1963