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The Sound of Music

musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein
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The Sound of Music is a celebrated musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, which premiered on Broadway in 1959. The story is based on the memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp.123

The musical tells the story of Maria, a young woman who leaves a convent to become a governess for the seven children of Captain Georg von Trapp in Austria. She brings music and joy into their lives, and eventually, she and the Captain fall in love and marry. The story unfolds against the backdrop of Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany, leading the family to flee their home.

The Sound of Music was a massive success, winning multiple Tony Awards and later adapted into an equally successful film in 1965, which won five Academy Awards.12

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