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Leonard Kastle (b. 1930) is an opera composer, librettist, and director, though he is best known as the writer/director of The Honeymoon Killers, his only venture into the cinema.

His operas include Deseret (1961), on libretto by Anne Howard Bailey, which he directed for NBC Opera Theater, which is about Brigham Young. He writes in a Romantic style that is not held in high regard for composers by the music academy today. Kastle also wrote Pariah, about the sinking of the whaling ship Essex.

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 '''Leonard Kastle''' (b. 1930) is an [[opera]] [[composer]], [[librettist]], and [[Theatre direction|director]], though he is best known as the [[writer]]/[[film director|director]] of ''[[The Honeymoon Killers]]'', his only venture into the cinema.
-His operas include ''Deseret'' (1961), on [[libretto]] by [[Anne Howard Bailey]], which he directed for ''[[NBC]] Opera Theater'', which is about [[Brigham Young]].  He writes in a [[Romantic]] style that is not held in high regard for composers by the music academy today.  Kastle also wrote ''Pariah'', about the sinking of the [[whaling]] ship ''Essex''.
+His operas include ''Deseret'' (1961), on [[libretto]] by [[Anne Howard Bailey]], which he directed for ''[[NBC]] Opera Theater'', which is about [[Brigham Young]].  He writes in a [[Romantic]] style that is not held in high regard for composers by the music academy today.  Kastle also wrote ''Pariah'', about the sinking of the [[whaling]] ship ''[[Whaleship Essex|Essex]]''.
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