Robert Ashley
Acting
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.
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 1930, Robert Ashley was educated at the University of Michigan (Mus.B., 1952, Music Theory) and at the Manhattan School of Music (Mus.M., 1954, Piano and Composition.) From 1957 to 1960 he continued to study Composition and Acoustics at the University of Michigan’s Speech…
Filmography
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525
2025
Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)
2019
Automatic Writing
2014
Frames for Seconds
1991
Perfect Lives
1984
Atalanta Strategy
1984
The Commission
1983
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
1981
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
1976
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
1974
The House
The House
1963