Maria von Trapp

Rodgers and Hammerstein Collaborations Oklahoma! The first collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein was entitled Oklahoma! The idea of the musical came from a play called Green Grow the Lilacs, written by Lynn Riggs in 1931. This story is about the state of Oklahoma at the turn of the century, when the Indian Territory joined the United States. It is the story of a girl named Laurey Williams and her (sort of) love triangle with two boys by the names of Curley McClain and Jud Fry. Laurey is in love

of the Van Trapp family that lived in Salzburg, Austria from 1922 to 1938. In the film, Captain Van Trapp is widowed and left with 7 children to raise on his own, so he sent for a nanny from the local convent to take care of his kids until he could find a new wife. The family had always been musical in the past, but since the mother died, they found music harder to participate in. But when their nun Maria comes, she brings music back into their lives. In the real Von Trapp family, music

experiences new challenges. In "The Sound of Music" Maria, a postulant, goes to the Von Trapp family. Mr.Von Trapp was wealthy and lived in a huge house with his seven children. When Maria arrives she changes the customs and ways of the Von Trapp family's old traditions. In "Going Where I'm Coming From" Naomi moves across town to a place where she has never been before. She does not like it at first, but when she leaves she feels different. Although Maria and Naomi are from different places, they both

Reflection There are so many interesting Filipino superstitions or folk beliefs associated with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in the Philippines. Filipinos say you should observe the following customs and traditions to ensure that the New Year being welcomed is a prosperous one. Many of these superstitions bear a strong Chinese influence specially wearing Polka Dots cloths. According to Filipino folklore, circles symbolize future good luck and riches.No matter what we wear, though, New Year

up to World War II. The movie begins with Maria, a failed nun, becoming a governess to a family consisting of seven children and their widowed father. As the film develops, Maria falls in love with the kids and their father, Captain Georg von Trapp. The Captain is a decorated, retired officer of Austria’s imperial navy who strongly opposes the Nazis. Maria and the Captain eventually get married and their family forms a singing group called the von Trapp family singers. Later in the film, after the

The Sound of Music was released in 1965. Robert Wise directed it. It starred Julies Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Peggy Wood, and Richard Haydn. The movie is based on the book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, which was written by the real Maria von Trapp in 1949. The location was of course Austria and the movie was set in the 1930s during the time when the Nazi rule was taking over Austria. According to IMDB (international movies data base), the film’s budget was $8,200,00

a double threat in the eyes of American cinema. Maria leaves the nunnery to become a nanny for the wealthy Von Trapp family of 7, however her religious ideals and attempt at caring for the children is barricaded by both the dominant Mr. Von Trapp and the heightening political pressure surrounding Mr. Von Trapp as an officer in the army. This film presents Maria as a stereotypical desirable woman who innocently and unknowingly causes Mr. Von Trapp to fall in love with her. The various love triangles

music by Richard Rodgers. The play follows Maria von Trapp’s life, it starts with her life at an Abbey trying to join the monastic life. The nuns from the Abbey do not feel that she is quite ready for the monastic life because of how much she likes to sing. There are strict rules that each person must follow in the Abbey. The nuns tell Maria that she is going to become a governess for the von Trapp family. The play then goes to show the relationships that Maria forms with the children and the Captain

this show as Maria von Trapp. It was performed and televised live all over the country from a film studio in Bethpage , New York. The history of the show was very interesting so far and how they had famous actors such as Carrie Underwood , although there was criticism directly to Carrie Underwood who was casting in the show as Maria , many said that Carrie did not have much experience to play such a big role as Maria. It was said before that critics described

Rights to the movie The real Maria Von Trapp wrote her book about her life “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers” and it was published in 1949. The Trapp Family ran into monetary problems in 1955 and Maria sold the rights to German movie producer Wolfgang Reinhardt for a mere $9,000. However we must consider the fact that in those days this amount of money was worth a whole lot more than it would be in today’s terms. What I do find amazing is that Maria and the Von Trapp family never got any royalties