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The Commission

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Calorie Rating: 63
Released: 1983-01-01
Running Time: 45 Minutes
Studios: New Mexico Arts Division, National Endowment for the Arts,


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.

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Cast

Robert Ashley
Character: Hector Berlioz
Ernest Gusella
Character: Niccolo Paganini
Cosimo Corsano
Character: The Mortician

Ben Harris
Character: Paganini's Son
Andrea Harris
Character: The Voice
David Ossman
Character: The Narrator


Production and Crew

Jeff Schier
Effects Supervisor
Steina Vasulka
Camera Operator