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Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley (born March 28, 1930) is a contemporary composer, best known for his operas and other theatrical works. His operas are far from traditional as they usually incorporate electronics and are written and produced for television. He explains that English is a language where the consonants count, not the vowels, unlike many European languages, and so the text in operas written in English should be delivered much faster.

Ashley is the founder of the ONCE group and festival, as well as a past member of the Sonic Arts Union along with David Behrman, Alvin Lucier, and Gordon Mumma.

His operas include:

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