Festival in Puerto Rico

Overview

This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great Spanish cellist and conductor Pablo Casals and sponsored annually by the Puerto Rican government. Part concert film, part tourism film, Festival in Puerto Rico offers viewers candid glimpses of mid-20th century Puerto Rico intercut with performance footage of Forrester and her husband, violinist-conductor Eugene Kash.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 7, 1961

Original language

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

Pablo Casals,Eugene Kash,Alexander Schneider,Maureen Forrester

Director

Roman Kroitor,Wolf Koenig

Writer

Strowan Robertson

Producer

Roman Kroitor,Tom Daly

Cinematography

Michel Brault

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0223272