On announcing the death last week of composer Robert Ashley in New York at 83, the composer and critic Kyle Gann wrote on his blog that Ashley was “the greatest genius of 20th-century opera. I don’t ...

Indie Opera Productions has announced that vocalist, songwriter and teaching artist Ashley Renee Watkins will join the company as a new co-host. Classically trained and skilled in multiple genres, ...

The composer's operas for TV completely rethought the structures of the old European model for a new generation. Robert Ashley, Opera's Misunderstood Innovator, Dies At 83 Robert Ashley, a restlessly ...

Sandler Kemper stated, “I am delighted to welcome Ashley to our Lyric Opera family. She is an outstanding professional who brings a deep wealth of opera experience and philanthropic accomplishments. I ...

Robert Ashley, a restlessly innovative American composer, died at his home in New York March 3 from complications of cirrhosis of the liver. NPR confirmed the composer's death through his wife and ...