New Singing Star

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1654A

Date Released

16 Feb 1961

Date Other

Feb 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Scotland V Wales
2. 2Ireland V England
3. 3New Singing Star
4. 4On to Lahore

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

Seen arriving at London Airport, a new singing star with a great future: 21-year-old Teresa Stratas, whose magnificent voice won her a contract with the famous New York Metropolitan Opera Company. In the world of films, she has already co-starred with Robert Ryan in The Canadians, the first British film made entirely in Canada. Twentieth Century Fox see this young Canadian as a singing star in the tradition of Jeanette MacDonald. From London Airport, Teresa Stratas drove to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where she was to sing Mimi in La Boheme.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Performing arts

Locations

England

Card file number

81920A

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

92

Story extras:

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