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'''Leonard Kastle''' (b. 11 February 1929) 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. |
'''Leonard Kastle''' (b. 11 February 1929) 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. |
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His operas include ''Deseret'' (1961), on [[libretto]] by [[Anne Howard Bailey]], which he directed for ''[[NBC]] Opera Theater'' |
His operas include ''Deseret'' (1961), on [[libretto]] by [[Anne Howard Bailey]] about [[Brigham Young]], which he directed for ''[[NBC]] Opera Theater''. 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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Revision as of 20:06, 16 October 2006
Leonard Kastle (b. 11 February 1929) 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 about Brigham Young, which he directed for NBC Opera Theater. 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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