marni nixon played the role of sadie in sound of music.
marni nixon played the role of sadie in sound of music.
what role did marni nixon play in sound of music?
sadie
nixon made guest appearances with leonard bernstein's "young people's concerts", including in 1960, singing "improvisation sur mallarmé i" from "pli selon pli" by pierre boulez, and on april 9, 1961, in a program entitled "folk music in the concert hall", singing three "songs of the auvergne" by joseph canteloube. before "my fair lady" was released in theatres in 1964, nixon played eliza in a revival of the musical at new york city center. nixon's first onscreen appearance was as sister sophia in the 1965 film "the sound of music". in the dvd commentary to the film, director robert wise comments that audiences were finally able to see the woman whose voice they knew so well. in 1967, she was the singing voice of princess serena in a live action and animated version of "jack and the beanstalk" on nbc. especially in the 1960s, but also earlier and later, nixon made concert appearances, specializing in contemporary music as a soloist with the new york philharmonic, and gave recitals at carnegie hall, alice tully hall and town hall in new york city.
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margaret nixon mceathron (february 22, 1930 – july 24, 2016), known professionally as marni nixon, was an american soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in movie musicals. she is now recognized as the singing voice of leading actresses on the soundtracks of several musicals, including deborah kerr in "the king and i", natalie wood in "west side story", and audrey hepburn in "my fair lady", although her role was concealed from audiences at the time of the films' release.
marni nixon