The Sound of Music at Harrison Opera House
The Sound of Music is coming to the Harrison Opera House! This classic musical tells the story of the von Trapp family and their escape from Austria during World War II. Don’t miss your chance to see this timeless show!
The Sound of Music
Harrison Opera House will be performing The Sound of Music from February 14-23. The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.
The history of the musical
The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Many songs from the musical have become standards, such as “Edelweiss”, “My Favorite Things”, “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”, and “Do-Re-Mi”.
The story of the musical
The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually with their widowed father, Captain Georg von Trapp. He is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, but he opposes the Nazis. He and Maria decide on a plan to escape Austria with her large family over the Alps (“Edelweiss”).
The musical premiered on Broadway in 1959 and was an immediate success, running for almost three years. It was made into a 1965 film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which won five Academy Awards. The Sound of Music was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s last musical for Broadway; they died shortly after the premiere of their next show, Cinderella.
The Harrison Opera House
The Sound of Music is a treasured classic and one of Harrison Opera House’s most popular musicals. This Rodgers and Hammerstein musical will take you on a journey through the von Trapp family’s life in Austria during World War II. Whether you’re a fan of the movie or you’re seeing the musical for the first time, you’re sure to enjoy this heartwarming story.
The history of the Harrison Opera House
The Harrison Opera House is a performing arts center in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Named for philanthropist Mary Dillion Harrison, the Harrison Opera House opened in November 1971 with a performance by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. It is located at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Hampton Boulevard in the Downtown Norfolk Historic District. The structure was originally built as an opera house and vaudeville theater in 1913 and served as a movie palace from 1929 until 1971. It then underwent a $5 million dollar renovation and reopened as an opera house. The Harrison Opera House is owned by the City of Norfolk and operated by Norfolk Arts Ltd., a non-profit organization.
The Harrison Opera House has a 2,500-seat auditorium and is home to the Virginia Opera, the state’s only fully professional opera company. The company presents four operas each season, as well as educational outreach programs for children. In addition to opera, the Harrison Opera House hosts a wide variety of musical and theatrical performances throughout the year.
The acoustics of the Harrison Opera House
The Harrison Opera House is an acoustically perfect concert hall, and an ideal venue for musical theater. The sound is rich and clear, and the stage is wide and deep, with great sightlines from every seat in the house.
The Sound of Music at the Harrison Opera House
The Sound of Music is a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain Georg von Trapp. She also brings romance and music into the lives of the children, and the family, who have been alienated by the Captain’s strict disciplinary regime.
The production of the musical at the Harrison Opera House
The musical “The Sound of Music” will be opening at the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk, Virginia. The production is set to run from March 23-April 2.
This will be the first time that the musical has been performed at the Harrison Opera House. The opera house is one of the largest venues in Hampton Roads, and can seat over 2,500 people.
The musical is based on the real-life von Trapp family singers, who escaped Nazi Germany during World War II. The story was made famous by the 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.
Norfolk is not the only city in Virginia that will be hosting a production of “The Sound of Music.” The musical will also be coming to Richmond’s Dominion Energy Center from May 7-12.
The reviews of the musical at the Harrison Opera House
The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain Georg von Trapp. He is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, but he opposes Nazi ideology. He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with their large family over the Alps to Switzerland.
The Sound of Music premiered on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959 and closed on June 10, 1963 after 1,443 performances and five previews. The production was directed by Vincent J. Donehue and produced by Joshua Logan. Mary Martin played Maria von Trapp and Theodore Bikel portrayed Georg von Trapp. It won five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Performance by an Actress (Mary Martin), Best Performance by a Featured Actor (Theodore Bikel), Best Direction (Vincent J. Donehue) and Best Producer (Joshua Logan). The original cast album was released on January 26, 1960 on RCA Victor; it won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1961
The reviews for The Sound of Music were generally positive. Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times praised Mary Martin’s performance as “charming” and “delightful”, saying that it “should make her one of the most popular performers in years”. In his review for Newsweek, Walter Kerr wrote that “if ‘The Sound of Music’ fails to charm you … then I’m afraid there is little left this side of heaven that I can recommend to you”. Clarkson Noxon of Time called it “a hit” and said that it had “the best integration yet achieved between Rogers’ scoring and Hammerstein’s lyrics”, noting that “the soaring Rodgers melodies … are firmly set off against effective recitative developments”.
