"How Can Love Survive" does survive in the Wise film, played as a waltz at the ball. Elsa dances with the captain to it after she's sent Maria packing.
Probably because Eleanor Parker and Richard Haydn couldn't sing (Christopher Plummer could, but even he's dubbed). The movie's already long enough, though.
@@hanschristianbrando5588 True enough, but Marni Nixon sang for Peggy Wood, and Bill Lee sang for Christopher Plummer, so someone else could have sung for Eleanor Parker.
I was lucky enough to see the original Broadway production in New York with Mary Martin, Theodore Bikel in 1959 as an 8 year old kid. Will never forget that show, the opening had Maria playing the Sound of Music perched on a hillside on a revolving turntable. It was magic!
I saw it too, with the original cast. Note that, like most Broadway presentations at the time, they didn't use microphones or electrical amplification.
I also love this UK version of the sound of music. It’s really captivating and all of the performers do a great job. I wish there were more clips from it online.
I'm listening for the second time to the audio book of Mary Rodgers (daughter of Richard) book entitled "SHY." Super interesting if you like that kind of thing, and beautifully narrated by Christine Baranski.
The two excised songs were political hot potatoes, the first a subtle critique of capitalism, the second about the seemingly inevitable slide into fascism and war.
@@baronbeauty Thank you. My school play is finished now and I’m happy with my performance. I played him great as I have been told and I think my singing was fine in the end.
@@lexij2208 I’m guessing your school play is over now hope you did well in the end. They wouldn’t have picked you if they didn’t think you would be able to do it. I had the same kind of problem because I’m a bass when I sing but in the end I just sang it a bit deeper and it still sounded fine
This song is a masterpiece (except for the forced rhyme of "Mer-ce-DES-es.") However... AT 1:37-`:43 she sings the wrong lyrics: "Two millionaires with a dream are we But we'll keep romance alive." She should have sung "Two millionaires with a dream are we We're keeping romance alive." the line "But we'll keep romance alive" occurs in the lyrics near the end of the song. Also, at 2:32 and following he sings 'You millionaires.... are too busy for simple pleasureS." The lyrics say the singular "pleasure" so that it rhymes with "leisure," so using the plural affects the rhyme. (As a side note, isn't English spelling completely screwy?) Stephen Sondheim, Hammerstein's protégé would be tearing his hair out*, and presumably so would Oscar. Nonetheless, I think this is lovely. That actress was in the tv series "Mr. Selfridge." She certainly seems multi-talented, what with being able to sing and all... *(see his article "Rhyme and its Reasons.")
Is there any way to get the entire thing? I'm outside of the UK, and ordered the DVD, but wondering if there's a way to access it online...Couldn't find anything. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
If you join your local PBS affiliate as a Passport member (I'm a member of WETA based in Washington DC-northern VA-southern MD area, costs about $150/yr) you will have access to it - and other great PBS programs - until sometime in 2023. Of course I'm three years late in my reply to you (lol!), perhaps it's now on a stream for free or inexpensively rented!
it's a reference to Marguerite( to americans known as Camille for some reason..) in " la dame aux camélias" a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils..later made into a play , an opera by Verdi ( La Traviata)and more than a few films..most notably( for americans) the one with Greta Garbo in the title role...in which she died extremely photogenically and romantically 😉
@@nondescript2892 Beautiful response. Now, how are you on Sondheim's line from Not Getting Married Today from "Company" when the woman sings " So why Watch me die Like Eliza On the ice"?
Damn! Why do the British do American Musicals better than we do?! I agree. It was a travesty to cut this and "No Way to Stop It" from the film version. Just guessing, but it could be Eleanor Parker couldn't sing and were too cheap to get Marni Nixon to dub her.
@@liamdavidson4083 Dang, you are absolutely correct; At my age, I don't like memories (and I ain't talking about that song from "Cats".) Memories are either wrong or at best mistaken. I wish I could go to the library.
@@liamdavidson4083 Too bad, at least they should've kept this one in! The songs written specifically for the movie nowhere near as good as the two the Baroness sang with Max and Captain Von Trapp. Perhaps they wanted to keep the entire emphasis on Julie Andrews - not a terrible decision; Julie is a legend, one of the greatest performers! But the exemption of these two songs (and inclusion of the new, too-shmaltzy others) added to the sugar content of the movie; that much-needed (and balancing) spice was removed.
Yes. The trend, especially lately, has been to hire young-ish, exceptionally good-looking actors for this role, and not-so-good-looking actors (like myself) who might otherwise play the part very well, are passed over. Julian Ovenden, an excellent singer and actor, is also a tenor. He's been cast in this and "South Pacific" in roles that were written for basses Theodore Bikel and Ezio Pinza. He's done a fine job, but I've preferred him in "Show Boat" where he was more in his element.
Why didn’t this song make it to the movie? It’s so wonderful.
This and "No Way to Stop It" explain Georg & Elsa's fundamental incompatibility and move the story along.
"How Can Love Survive" does survive in the Wise film, played as a waltz at the ball. Elsa dances with the captain to it after she's sent Maria packing.
@@TheScarecrowozify Not quite the same as when it is sung though. I enjoy the clever lyrics.
Probably because Eleanor Parker and Richard Haydn couldn't sing (Christopher Plummer could, but even he's dubbed). The movie's already long enough, though.
@@hanschristianbrando5588 True enough, but Marni Nixon sang for Peggy Wood, and Bill Lee sang for Christopher Plummer, so someone else could have sung for Eleanor Parker.
I was lucky enough to see the original Broadway production in New York with Mary Martin, Theodore Bikel in 1959 as an 8 year old kid. Will never forget that show, the opening had Maria playing the Sound of Music perched on a hillside on a revolving turntable. It was magic!
I saw it too, with the original cast. Note that, like most Broadway presentations at the time, they didn't use microphones or electrical amplification.
How lucky that you had a ticket to see the show.
🎹 I Love this forgotten song. A terrific Rodgers melody.
Not forgotten by me! :)
I also love this UK version of the sound of music. It’s really captivating and all of the performers do a great job. I wish there were more clips from it online.
Best Elsa ever.
th-cam.com/video/6ZwjOnOS5zw/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Peoples%27Connect
Gorgeous stage setting.
Great cast!🥰
Beautifullly done--I LOVE it!!
I didn’t know about this version. Excellent cast, singing, and that sophisticated British diction!
This and "No Way to Stop It" are two reasons I always prefer staged performances over the movie, with its Robert [Un]Wise cuts.
It wasn’t Robert Wise who cut them, it was the screenwriter.
100% agree! Too bad they were deleted - two of *Sound of Music*'s best.
It was probably the studio that cut these politically 'hot potato' songs - with the box office and (unofficial) censors in mind.
An instrumental version of How Can Love Survive was played during the party scene in the movie version.
I'm listening for the second time to the audio book of Mary Rodgers (daughter of Richard) book entitled "SHY." Super interesting if you like that kind of thing, and beautifully narrated by Christine Baranski.
i love the song
Julian Ovenden as Captain; Katherine Kelly as Baroness; Alexander Armstrong as Max
I cannot die like a meal for you!
I cannot die like Camille for you!
The two excised songs were political hot potatoes, the first a subtle critique of capitalism, the second about the seemingly inevitable slide into fascism and war.
I’m worried about my school show because of this song 😭. I’m playing max and I can barely sing. Beautiful song though
i’m playing elsa schraeder and IM AN ALTO so when i tell you i am PANICKING
I played max a long time ago. As long as you have the smile & confidence, the voice matters not. Bonne chance!!
@@baronbeauty Thank you. My school play is finished now and I’m happy with my performance. I played him great as I have been told and I think my singing was fine in the end.
@@lexij2208 I’m guessing your school play is over now hope you did well in the end. They wouldn’t have picked you if they didn’t think you would be able to do it. I had the same kind of problem because I’m a bass when I sing but in the end I just sang it a bit deeper and it still sounded fine
That’s ok. We had a Captain who didn’t sing.
This song is a masterpiece (except for the forced rhyme of "Mer-ce-DES-es.")
However...
AT 1:37-`:43 she sings the wrong lyrics:
"Two millionaires with a dream are we
But we'll keep romance alive."
She should have sung
"Two millionaires with a dream are we
We're keeping romance alive."
the line "But we'll keep romance alive" occurs in the lyrics near the end of the song.
Also, at 2:32 and following he sings 'You millionaires.... are too busy for simple pleasureS." The lyrics say the singular "pleasure" so that it rhymes with "leisure," so using the plural affects the rhyme. (As a side note, isn't English spelling completely screwy?) Stephen Sondheim, Hammerstein's protégé would be tearing his hair out*, and presumably so would Oscar.
Nonetheless, I think this is lovely. That actress was in the tv series "Mr. Selfridge." She certainly seems multi-talented, what with being able to sing and all...
*(see his article "Rhyme and its Reasons.")
This song was originally in the musical 'The unsinkable Molly Brown'
That's a Meredith Willson score.
❤❤❤
Is there any way to get the entire thing? I'm outside of the UK, and ordered the DVD, but wondering if there's a way to access it online...Couldn't find anything. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
If you join your local PBS affiliate as a Passport member (I'm a member of WETA based in Washington DC-northern VA-southern MD area, costs about $150/yr) you will have access to it - and other great PBS programs - until sometime in 2023. Of course I'm three years late in my reply to you (lol!), perhaps it's now on a stream for free or inexpensively rented!
th-cam.com/video/6ZwjOnOS5zw/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Peoples%27Connect
What does it mean when the baroness says "I cannot die like Camille for you?"
it's a reference to Marguerite( to americans known as Camille for some reason..) in " la dame aux camélias" a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils..later made into a play , an opera by Verdi ( La Traviata)and more than a few films..most notably( for americans) the one with Greta Garbo in the title role...in which she died extremely photogenically and romantically 😉
@@nondescript2892 Beautiful response.
Now, how are you on Sondheim's line from Not Getting Married Today from "Company" when the woman sings
" So why
Watch me die
Like Eliza
On the ice"?
@@paules3437Ooh I know this one! It’s a reference to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
I looked that up years ago but had forgotten. My wife has performed that song.
Frau Schraeder is WONDERFUL in this version - very suitably snotty and arrogant!
Best Elsa ever!
Damn! Why do the British do American Musicals better than we do?! I agree. It was a travesty to cut this and "No Way to Stop It" from the film version. Just guessing, but it could be Eleanor Parker couldn't sing and were too cheap to get Marni Nixon to dub her.
Think I remember reading it was left out due to timing of movie. Stage versions usually have more songs. Marni Nixon was a nun in the film
@@liamdavidson4083 Dang, you are absolutely correct; At my age, I don't like memories (and I ain't talking about that song from "Cats".) Memories are either wrong or at best mistaken. I wish I could go to the library.
@@liamdavidson4083 Too bad, at least they should've kept this one in! The songs written specifically for the movie nowhere near as good as the two the Baroness sang with Max and Captain Von Trapp. Perhaps they wanted to keep the entire emphasis on Julie Andrews - not a terrible decision; Julie is a legend, one of the greatest performers! But the exemption of these two songs (and inclusion of the new, too-shmaltzy others) added to the sugar content of the movie; that much-needed (and balancing) spice was removed.
This and "No Way to Stop It" explain the fundamental incompatibility between Georg and Elsa.
Rodgers and Hammerstein did not approve of this song😮 because it doesn't relate to the original and remakes
The Captain is just too young for the part
Yes. The trend, especially lately, has been to hire young-ish, exceptionally good-looking actors for this role, and not-so-good-looking actors (like myself) who might otherwise play the part very well, are passed over. Julian Ovenden, an excellent singer and actor, is also a tenor. He's been cast in this and "South Pacific" in roles that were written for basses Theodore Bikel and Ezio Pinza. He's done a fine job, but I've preferred him in "Show Boat" where he was more in his element.