Virtual Christmas Dress Party The Quintessential Clothes Pen The Sound Did you know? When casting the role of Baroness Elsa Schraeder, the filmmakers of The Sound Of Music considered Grace Kelly, Eva Gabor, Irene Worth, and Cyd Charisse for Eleanor Parker as Baroness Elsa Schraeder and Christopher Plummer as Georg von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" (1965) The stunning pale gold gown was designed by the legendary costume designer Dorothy The fashion symbolism in "The Sound of Music" by JoAnn Understanding the Baroness in The Sound of Music