Released:
1983-01-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Woody Vasulka

Runtime:
0h 45min

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Robert Ashley
  as
  Hector Berlioz
• 
  Ernest Gusella
  as
  Niccolo Paganini
• 
  Cosimo Corsano
  as
  The Mortician
• 
  Ben Harris
  as
  Paganini's Son
• 
  Andrea Harris
  as
  The Voice