The Sound of Music

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Event The Sound of Music
Venue Springwood Civic Centre, Springwood, NSW
First Date October 2009
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Based on the 1949 memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp, the musical is about a young Austrian postulant in Salzburg, Austria, in 1938 who is sent to the villa of a retired naval officer and widower to be governess to his seven children. After bringing love and music into the lives of the family, she marries the officer and, together with the children, finds a way to survive the loss of their homeland to the Nazis.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Children
Love
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Oscar Hammerstein II Music and Lyrics Librettist
Richard Rodgers Music and Lyrics Librettist
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This record information is from a past publications list - Contributor details and further information to be added when known.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 162630