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The Trapp Family (also known as the von Trapp Family) was a singing group formed from the family of former Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp. The family achieved fame in their original singing career in their native Austria during the interwar period.
Dec 1, 2023 · The musical von Trapp family fled Austria during the Nazi occupation in 1938 and later settled in Vermont. They inspired the 1965 movie ‘The Sound of Music.’
Dec 6, 2022 · Maria came to the von Trapp family in 1926 as a tutor for one of the children, Maria, who was recovering from scarlet fever, not as governess to all the children. Maria and Georg married in 1927, 11 years before the family left Austria, not right before the Nazi takeover of Austria.
Dec 10, 2022 · The National Archives report that the von Trapps, also known as the Trapp Family Singers, had become famous for performing all over Europe and had even won first place in the Salzburg Music Festival in 1936 (just as they do in The Sound of Music). But the rise of the Nazis changed everything.
Mar 2, 2015 · The Trapp Family Singers on tour in 1940. In the climactic scene of “The Sound of Music,” the von Trapps flee Salzburg, Austria, under the cover of night and hike across the surrounding...
Dec 5, 2013 · The live broadcast of The Sound of Music starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer revived America's love for the von Trapp family and their lasting legacy. So where is the famous clan today?
Nov 16, 2017 · The real-life von Trapp family. Maria is seated in the middle holding a baby. Library of Congress. “In the mid-1930s the family began singing German and liturgical music under the tutelage of...
