Nonnberg Abbey (in The Sound of Music)

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Nonnberg Abbey in *The Sound of Music* is the Salzburg convent where Maria begins her journey as a postulant before becoming governess to the von Trapp children.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictionalized version of real place
adaptedBy Ernest Lehman
appearsIn The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (1959 Broadway production)

The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film)

The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (original cast recording)

The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (stage musical)
associatedWithCharacterArc Maria’s decision to marry Captain von Trapp
Maria’s transition from postulant to governess
associatedWithTheme faith and moral guidance
family versus religious life
vocation and calling
basedOn Nonnberg Abbey
createdBy Oscar Hammerstein II
Richard Rodgers
filmLocationUsed Nonnberg Abbey
surface form: Nonnberg Abbey (real monastery in Salzburg)
firstAppearance The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (1959 musical)
genreContext musical drama
hasResidentCharacter Maria (from "The Sound of Music")
surface form: Maria (The Sound of Music)

Mother Abbess (The Sound of Music)
Sister Berthe
Sister Margaretta
Sister Sophia
locatedInFiction Austria
Salzburg
medium feature film
musical theatre
narrativeFunction catalyst location for Maria becoming governess to the von Trapp children
final hiding place for the von Trapp family before their escape
place where Maria begins her religious training
place where Maria seeks guidance about her feelings for Captain von Trapp
spiritual refuge for Maria
notableScene Mother Abbess advising Maria to return to the von Trapps
nuns discussing Maria’s behavior in “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?”
von Trapp family hiding from Nazi officers in the convent grounds
partOfFictionalUniverse The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music franchise
portrayedAs musical environment where nuns sing together
strict but compassionate convent community
religiousOrderInFiction Benedictine nuns
settingFor Maria’s life as a postulant
Maria’s return to the convent
opening scenes of The Sound of Music film
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
surface form: “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”

“How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?”
“I Have Confidence” (departure segment)
Maria (song)
surface form: “Maria” (song scene)

“Maria” being sent to the von Trapp villa
My Favorite Things
surface form: “My Favorite Things” (Mother Abbess reprise scene in film adaptation)
timePeriodDepicted late 1930s Austria

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Climb Ev'ry Mountain setting Nonnberg Abbey (in The Sound of Music)