This work is Woody's first entry into the narrative sphere, whereby the "story" is continually undermined with the aid of various anti-narrative strategies: In each of the eleven segments of this "electronic opera", different effects are used. Fascinated with the remarkable personality of infamous violinist Niccola Paganini and his complicated relationship to Hector Berlioz (played by artists Ernie Gusella and Robert Ashley, respectively), the author meditates over the intricacies of artistic geniality as connected not only with fame but also with the necessity of painful survival under the pressures of the art market.
Ernest Gusella
Writer
Robert Ashley
Writer
Woody Vasulka
Director
Robert Ashley
Hector Berlioz
Ernest Gusella
Niccolo Paganini
Cosimo Corsano
The Mortician
Ben Harris
Paganini's Son
Andrea Harris
The Voice
David Ossman
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