Standing behind all the
singing stars, in the shade of colorful changing light beams,
they, The Golden Stag Festival's organizers, are meticulously
weaving the sound carpets for all the big and small musical
performances.
Despite popular belief, to create such an event in a big city it takes more
than just picking singers from different countries, even if they are good.
The most important thing is that all competitors and their musical managers
should understand and ''feel'' the idea of an International Musical Festival.
They should have a sincere passion for music and exuberance. Since each rehearsal
should be like a happy gathering, each performance seems to be a test, or more
accurately speaking, a competition involving the spirit. Singing professional
music is a very difficult task, yet how to do it well is even more difficult.
For creating a good musical festival you are in need of two things: the competitors'
personal interest and effort, and good captains. Perhaps due to so many requirements,
there are not so many festivals so popular as The Golden Stag Festival.
 Here
is the story of this festival held in an ex-communist country,
of the few artists who made their first appearance here,
and a public who's breath was taken away by their voices
and their performance.
First organized at the beginning of March 1968 at
the request of the Romanian Government, The Golden Stag Festival was and still
is famous since it helped the public to realize that all musical programs are
not the same, and with a good opportunity a no-name artist can became a star.
The idea of organizing the Festival belongs to the ex-dictator Nicoale Ceausescu,
who was eager to show the Western world that Romania was a free country. He
created The Golden Stag Festival as a copy of San Remo Festival, and decided
to locate the event in the most important tourist town in Romania, Brasov.
 Four
years later, Nicolae Ceausescu decided to end the Festival
since he feared it might give the Romanian people too much
of a taste for freedom. However, during the four editions
big names of the international music scene appeared in show
hors-concurs. Let's remember: Connie Francis, Cliff
Richard, Josephine
Backer or Dalida.
After the Revolution of '89, the Romanian Television did its best to bring
the festival back to life, and succeeded in 1992.
This is what I remember about the autumn of 1992, when I had the chance to
experience what my parents told me about The Golden Stag Festival. It was a
lovely night in Brasov, filled with great music and beautiful people; quite
a special, spectacular and magical occasion. It was great to see everyone dancing,
singing and having a good time while some no-name artists, and later on Patricia
Kass, was performing. As a fan said: "It was a stunning performance!"
 All
tickets were sold out! Patricia
Kass, who, by the way, was looking absolutely gorgeous,
started the night in a romantic mood…
As we relive the memories of this festival, I hope we can continue to spread
the word about The Golden Stag. I gathered some info to distribute to those
who would be interested to come in Romania in Brasov for the next editions.
Everything you need to know is written in this site.
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