"O'Hara, who had a pleasant soprano voice, was originally cast, but Richard Rodgers did not agree to the casting. It was Yul Brynner who pressed for Deborah Kerr to play the role. Marni Nixon provided Kerr's singing for the film. Nixon and Kerr worked side-by-side in the recording studio for songs which combined speaking and singing. Nixon would also dub Kerr's singing the following year, for the film ""An Affair to Remember"". Donald Bogle's biography of Dorothy Dandridge claims that Dandridge was offered the role of Tuptim in partial fulfillment of her three-picture contract with 20th Century-Fox, but that Dandridge"
"the musical in April 2004. A staged concert production was presented in the Encores! series of Great American Musicals in Concert at the New York City Center May 9–13, 2012 with Megan Hilty as Lorelei Lee and Rachel York as Dorothy, directed by John Rando and choreographed by Randy Skinner. A 1953 film adaptation, released by 20th century Fox, was directed by Howard Hawks and starred Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a musical with a book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos, lyrics by Leo Robin, and music by Jule Styne, based"
"recorded artist in music history. Popular Indian singers include: Popular playback singers of Nepal include: Famous Pakistani playback singers include: Playback singing is not as common in contemporary Hollywood as musicals are less frequent. It was, however, more widely used in the past. Notable Hollywood performances include Marni Nixon in ""West Side Story"" for Natalie Wood's portrayal of Maria, in ""The King and I"" for Deborah Kerr's Anna Leonowens, and for Audrey Hepburn's Eliza in ""My Fair Lady""; Bill Lee singing for John Kerr's Lieutenant Cable in ""South Pacific"" and for Christopher Plummer's Captain von Trapp in ""The Sound of"
"Caruso (NBC Sound Of Music Live!); Rodney Earl Clarke (On The Town West End); Collabro (Britain’s Got Talent Winners); Maria Coyne (Wicked West End); Louise Dearman (Wicked West End); Killian Donnelly (Les Miserables West End); Samantha Dorsey (Les Miserables West End); Kerry Ellis (Wicked West End); Alice Fearn (Wicked West End); Ben Forster (Phantom Of The Opera West End); Emma Hatton (Wicked West End); Kara Lily-Hayworth (Cilla UK Tour); Matt Henry (Kinky Boots West End); Rob Houchen (Les Miserables West End); Ida; James Monroe Iglehart (Hamilton Broadway); Charlotte Jaconelli (Heathers The Musical West End), Emma Kingston (Evita International Tour); Luke"
"Sarah Chang, Leila Josefowicz, Evelyn Glennie, Joseph Kalichstein, Sir James Galway, André Watts, Pamela Frank, Lillian Kallir, Claude Frank, Jerome Hines, Murray Periah, Richard Goode, Empire Brass, Richard Stoltzman, Leon Fleisher, Plácido Domingo, Peter Serkin, Andrea Bocelli, Peter Schickele, Yo-Yo Ma, Vladimir Feltsman, Vadim Gluzman, Karel Husa, Frederica von Stade and Contemporary artists such as: Johnny Mathis, Chuck Berry, Mel Tormé, Joan Rivers, The Moody Blues, Marvin Hamlisch, Queen Latifah, Christopher Cross, Neil Sedaka and former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani. Neglia works for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center where he has taken part in dozens of Musical productions"
"Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Eartha Kitt, Ian McKellen, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Rita Moreno, Helen Morgan, Rosie O'Donnell, Laurence Olivier, Annie Oakley, Geraldine Page, Robert Redford, Debbie Reynolds, Chita Rivera, Will Rogers, Rosalind Russell, George C. Scott, Kevin Spacey, Sting, Jessica Tandy, Norma Terris, Marlo Thomas, Lily Tomlin, Franchot Tone, Rip Torn and Liv Ullmann. Winston Churchill once spoke from the stage. The National Theatre has recently expanded its activities to include not only Broadway musical performances but also concerts, lectures, opera, ballet, seminars and receptions. The National Theatre Corporation is a non-profit organization that is responsible for the"
"including the title role of ""Carmen"". Her other roles at the Met include Prince Orlovsky in ""Die Fledermaus"", Queen Isabella in ""The Voyage"", Preziosilla in ""La forza del destino"", Waltraute in ""Die Walküre"", Maddalena in ""Rigoletto"", Myrtle Wilson in ""The Great Gatsby"", Hippolyta in ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", Lola in ""Cavalleria rusticana"", and Sonyetka in ""Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District"". She holds an honorary doctorate from Jacksonville University. Victoria Livengood Victoria Livengood (born August 8, 1959) is an American opera singer who has sung leading mezzo-soprano roles both in the United States and internationally. Livengood was born in Thomasville, North"
"Norman Lebrecht on BBC Radio 3 on July 26, 2010, she spoke briefly about her cancer and cheerfully said, ""I'm still here!"" Horne has directed the Voice Program at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, since 1997. In 2013, Horne donated her personal archives to the University of Pittsburgh, which will publicly display a rotating portion of the collection at its regional campus in Bradford, from which she received an honorary degree in 2004. Marilyn Horne Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring beauty of tone,"
"Rita Moreno Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; among her notable acting work are supporting roles in the musical films ""The King and I"" and ""West Side Story"", as well as a 1971–77 stint on the children's television series ""The Electric Company"", and a supporting role on the 1997–2003 TV drama ""Oz"". Moreno is one of the few artists to have won all four major annual American entertainment awards: an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony. She is also one of 23 people"
"Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) is an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian. Notable for starring in Broadway and film musicals, her characters typically radiate a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect. Carol Channing also studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. She began as a Broadway musical actress, starring in ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" in 1949, and ""Hello, Dolly!"" in 1964, when she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She revived both roles several times throughout her career,"
"Norma Sharp Norma Sharp (born July 20, 1943) is an American operatic soprano. She is known for singing Mozart and Richard Strauss, but also sang Wagner roles at the Bayreuth Festival. She worked mostly in Germany, made an international career, and has been a professor of voice at the from 1992. Sharp was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and studied voice and musicology at the University of Kansas. She continued her studies on a scholarship at the with Helmut Melchert and at the with Peter Witsch. She was a member of the . Her voice, termed lyric and """" (spinto), led"
"of ""Le Nozze di Figaro"" from the Salzburg Festival of 1966 with Ingvar Wixell, Reri Grist, Walter Berry and Edith Mathis. Watson died of a brain tumor in 1986 in Utting, Ammersee, Germany. Claire Watson Claire Watson (née McLamore) (February 3, 1927 – July 16, 1986) was an American soprano, particularly associated with Mozart and Richard Strauss roles. Born in New York City, she studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, and later privately with Elisabeth Schumann and Sergius Kagen, in New York. She then left for Europe, where she studied in Vienna with Otto Klemperer. She made"
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name. It was directed by Howard Hawks and stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Taylor Holmes, and Norma Varden in supporting roles. The film is filled with comedic gags and musical numbers, choreographed by Jack Cole, while the music was written by Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Adamson, Jule Styne, and Leo Robin. The songs by Styne and Robin are from the Broadway show, while the songs by Carmichael"
"(mezzo-soprano). The first American performance took place on 7 March 1943 in an NBC Radio broadcast. Leopold Stokowski conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra and the Westminster Choir, with soloist Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano). The American concert premiere took place on 23 March 1945, when Eugene Ormandy led the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Westminster Choir, with soloist Rosalind Nadell (contralto). The Latin text devised by Prokofiev for the Livonian knights appears at first sight to be random and meaningless: According to Prokofiev, ""the Teutonic knights sing Catholic psalms as they march into battle."" In 1994, Dr. Morag G. Kerr, a soprano with"
"Marilyn Horne Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts (1992) and the Kennedy Center Honors (1995). She has won four Grammy Awards. Horne was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, but moved with her parents to Long Beach, California, when she was 11. At the age of 13, she became part of the newly formed Los Angeles Concert Youth Chorus. She attended the University of Southern California where"
"King and I"" Annette Warren for Ava Gardner in ""Show Boat"", Robert McFerrin for Sidney Poitier in ""Porgy and Bess"", Betty Wand for Leslie Caron in ""Gigi"", Lisa Kirk for Rosalind Russell in ""Gypsy"", and Bill Lee for Christopher Plummer in ""The Sound of Music"". When songs appear in non-musical films, however, the actors sing live on set, but later dub their voices in ADR using a ""better"" performance of the song. Lip-synching is almost always used in modern musical films (""The Rocky Horror Picture Show"" being an exception) and in biopics such as ""Ray"" and ""La Vie en Rose"","
"George Clinton, Bill Callahan, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dillinger, Gretchen Peters, Elbow, Explosions in the Sky, the Fall, Herbie Hancock, Mogwai, Morrissey, Mumford & Sons, Grace Jones, Sunn O))), Nancy Sinatra, Snarky Puppy, Sting, Yellowman, Shane Filan of Westlife and others. In February 2015, it was one of the hosts of the second annual BBC Radio 6 Music Festival. It is also home to Royal Northern Sinfonia, of which ""The Guardian"" wrote there is ""no better chamber orchestra in Britain"", and frequently hosts other visiting orchestras from around the world. The current music director for Royal Northern Sinfonia is the"
"Kelley, and Francis Liska. She was married to the late conductor Samuel Krachmalnick for 50 years. Gloria Lane Gloria Lane (born June 6, 1930, Trenton, New Jersey) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano who had an active international performance career from 1949 to 1976. In her early career she distinguished herself by creating roles in the world premieres of two operas by Gian Carlo Menotti, the Secretary of the Consulate in ""The Consul"" (1950) and Desideria in ""The Saint of Bleecker Street"" (1954); both roles which she performed in successful runs on Broadway and on international tours. For her performance in"
"was produced by Herman Levin and Oliver Smith, directed by John C. Wilson, and choreographed by Agnes de Mille, with vocal direction by Hugh Martin. Financial backers included Harold M. Esty, Jr. The original cast featured: Several well-known blonde actresses, including Betty Hutton, Jayne Mansfield (Carousel Theater, 1964), Mamie Van Doren, Barbara Eden (Florida, January 1999) and Morgan Fairchild, have starred in regional and summer stock productions of ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" over the years. The musical ran in the West End at the Princes Theatre, opening on August 20, 1962 for 223 performances, and featured Dora Bryan as Lorelei Lee,"
"director Robert Wilson, and dancers Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Rudolph Nureyev, Pina Bausch, Trisha Brown, Liu Feng-hsueh, Lin Hwai-min, Lo Man-fei, Yu Hao-yen and Liu Shao-lu. International performers in the National Concert Hall have included composers Philip Glass and Samuel Adler and Fredrick Ernest, sopranos Jessye Norman, Barbara Hendricks and Mirella Freni, tenors Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, baritone Bryn Terfel, violinists Pinchas Zukerman, Hilary Hahn and Akiko Suwanai, cellists Mstislav Rostropovich and Yo-Yo Ma, pianists Nobuyuki Tsujii, Ruth Slenczynska, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Fou Ts'ong and Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductors Simon Rattle, Günther Herbig, Mei-Ann Chen, Sergiu Celibidache, Michael Tilson"
"Linda Lister Linda Lister (born June 30, 1969) is an American soprano and teacher of singing. Linda Lister's solo career includes performances with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR), the Washington Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, Piedmont Opera Theatre, Opera Theatre of Rochester, Rochester Oratorio Society, Long Leaf Opera, Greensboro Oratorio Society, Cambridge Opera, Cambridge Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and Maine State Music Theatre. Her favorite roles include Monica in The Medium, Musetta in La Bohème, Maria in West Side Story, Maggie in A Chorus Line, and the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon. A featured soloist on the Albany Records"
"Margaret Lloyd Margaret Lloyd (born 1973) is an American soprano who is particularly known for her performances in contemporary operas and concert works. She has sung in the world premieres of several operas, most notably portraying the role of Lightfoot McClendon in the premiere of Carlisle Floyd's ""Cold Sassy Tree"" at the Houston Grand Opera in 2000. She has also sung in the world premieres of several works by composer Michael Torke. Lloyd was born and raised in Ames, Iowa. She graduated from Ames High School in 1991 and then entered Northwestern University where she earned a bachelor's degree in"
"for radio and most recently, theatre. In addition, she also teaches voice. Vocals on: Melanie Pappenheim Melanie Pappenheim (born 1959) is an English soprano singer and composer, notable for her vocal work with various British cross-disciplinary composers, with avant-garde theatre companies and on soundtracks (notably for several films and the 2005 revival of ""Doctor Who""). Pappenheim is a frequent collaborator with contemporary composer-performers Simon Fisher-Turner, Orlando Gough and Jocelyn Pook) and is also a member of their respective musical projects. She has been a long-term member of Pook's 10-piece ensemble, appearing on record and in concert as one of the"
"once considered leaving her husband but could not because she did not want to break up the family. Among Moreno's awards and recognition are the following: Rita Moreno Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; among her notable acting work are supporting roles in the musical films ""The King and I"" and ""West Side Story"", as well as a 1971–77 stint on the children's television series ""The Electric Company"", and a supporting role on the 1997–2003 TV drama ""Oz"". Moreno is one of the few artists"
"the vocal music from the late Baroque and early Classic period. Robert Crowe (singer) Robert William Crowe is an American operatic sopranist (male soprano) and musicologist. Crowe was born in Escondido, California. After studying at Millsaps College and Boston University School for the Arts he made his debut as sopranist in 1992. In 1995 he sang the role of Cherubino in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ""Le nozze di Figaro"" at Des Moines Metro Opera. His repertoire extends from Renaissance to contemporary music, but he focuses on the Italian baroque opera of the 18th and early 19th century. His recordings between the"
"Carol Lawrence Carol Lawrence (born September 5, 1932) is an American actress, who has appeared in musical theatre and on television. She appeared as Maria on Broadway in the musical ""West Side Story"" (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She has appeared at The Muny, St. Louis in several musicals, including ""Funny Girl"". She appeared in many television dramas, including ""Rawhide"" to ""Murder She Wrote"". She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet. Born Carolina Maria Laraia in Melrose Park, Illinois, her parents were of Italian ancestry. Her father was born"
"the American Repertory Theater. Also in 2015, she performed the role of Despina in ""Così fan tutte"" with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Jennifer Zetlan Jennifer Zetlan is an American operatic soprano who has sung leading roles with many opera companies in the United States, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Seattle Opera, and the Santa Fe Opera among others. She has performed in the world premieres of operas by composers Matthew Aucoin, Daron Hagen, Nico Muhly, and Ricky Ian Gordon. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Zetlan studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Mannes College The New School for"
"Amy Lennox Amy Lennox is an actress best known for her work in musical theatre. She played Margot in the original West End cast of ""Legally Blonde"" in 2009, for which she also understudied Sheridan Smith in the leading role of Elle Woods. In 2012 she played Doralee in the UK touring production of ""9 to 5"". In 2015 she played Lauren in the original West End cast of ""Kinky Boots"". She was nominated for both the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical and the Whatsonstage.com Award for Best Supporting Actress in a"
"Lady Diana Spencer. In 1984, Leonard Bernstein decided to re-record the musical ""West Side Story"", conducting his own music for the first time. Generally known as the ""operatic version"", it starred Te Kanawa as Maria, José Carreras as Tony, Tatiana Troyanos as Anita, Kurt Ollmann as Riff, and Marilyn Horne as the offstage voice who sings ""Somewhere"". Te Kanawa was the first of the singers to join the project, and said at the time ""I couldn't believe it ... This was music I'd grown up with, music I'd always wanted to sing."" The album won a Grammy Award for Best"
"Kathy Barr Kathy Barr (born Marilyn Sultana Aboulafia; June 4, 1929 – June 21, 2008) was an American vocalist who performed and recorded popular music, jazz, musical theater, and operettas. Barr flourished during the 1950s in nightclubs, television, and radio. She was acclaimed for her soprano range and ability to sing pop, jazz, and classical. According to print media, she was a sexy, green-eyed, flaming redhead. Popular Kathy was born Marilyn Sultana Aboulafia to parents of Turkish and Spanish ancestry — her father had immigrated from Turkey. When she married Irwin M. Glickman (1930–2011), she ended the commercial aspect of"
"Hope, Marilyn Horne, Jerome Lowenthal, ""Benjamin Kamins"", Julie Landsman, the Takács Quartet, and Deborah Voigt. Notable alumni include Charles Boguinia, Burt Bacharach, Juan Diego Flórez, Pamela Frank, Thomas Hampson, Marilyn Horne, Isabel Leonard, Cynthia Phelps, Susanna Phillips, David Shifrin, and Donald Weilerstein. Music Academy of the West The Music Academy of the West is a music conservatory located in Montecito, California, United States, near Santa Barbara. Every year, it hosts an eight-week summer music festival for the community highlighted by concerts and workshops directed by famous composers, conductors, and artists. Its vocal program has been directed by Marilyn Horne since"
"a piano trio version of the opera for its west coast revival in 2006. Linda Lister Linda Lister (born June 30, 1969) is an American soprano and teacher of singing. Linda Lister's solo career includes performances with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR), the Washington Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, Piedmont Opera Theatre, Opera Theatre of Rochester, Rochester Oratorio Society, Long Leaf Opera, Greensboro Oratorio Society, Cambridge Opera, Cambridge Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and Maine State Music Theatre. Her favorite roles include Monica in The Medium, Musetta in La Bohème, Maria in West Side Story, Maggie in A Chorus Line,"
"Keller, Jo Jo Starbuck, Joe Harnell, John Sebastian, John Wayne, Johnny Marks, Jonathan Winters, Jule Styne, Kay Starr, Kenny Karen, Kenny Rogers, King Curtis, Leiber & Stoller, Leslie Gore, Lewis & Clark, Liza Minnelli, Louis Jordan, Marlene VerPlanck, Mary Ford, Mary Martin, Melba Moore, Mickey & Sylvia, Miles Davis, Milton DeLugg, Mitch Miller, Moose Charlap, Mort Shuman, Napoleon XIV, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Norman Bergen, Noro Morales, Ornette Coleman, Oscar Brand, Oscar Peterson, Otis Blackwell, Pat Boone, Patti Duke, Patti Page, Paul Evans, Paul Robeson, Paul Simon, Peggy Fleming, Peggy Lee, Perry Como, Pete Fountain, Pete Seeger/The Weavers, Peter Criss,"