Maria
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"Maria" is the iconic, optimistic song from the musical *The Sound of Music*, in which the nuns describe the spirited and unconventional nature of Maria Rainer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maria canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Maria von Trapp
ⓘ
surface form:
Maria von Trapp (fictionalized as Maria Rainer)
|
| characterFocus | Maria Rainer’s suitability as a nun ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedAs |
optimistic
ⓘ
spirited ⓘ unconventional ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
comic character study
ⓘ
iconic song from The Sound of Music ⓘ optimistic song ⓘ |
| describesCharacter | Maria Rainer ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Maria’s unconventional nature
ⓘ
clash between individuality and convent rules ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
acceptance
ⓘ
individuality ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Sound of Music
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (1965 film soundtrack)
The Sound of Music ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (original cast recording)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Broadway musical style ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | commentary on Maria Rainer’s personality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble singing by nuns
ⓘ
listing humorous metaphors about Maria’s behavior ⓘ |
| originalProduction |
The Sound of Music
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (1959 Broadway production)
|
| partOf |
The Sound of Music
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (1965 film)
The Sound of Music ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (stage musical)
|
| partOfWork | The Sound of Music ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| setting | Nonnberg Abbey ⓘ |
| sungByCharacters |
Fremen Reverend Mother
ⓘ
surface form:
Reverend Mother
Sister Berthe ⓘ Sister Margaretta ⓘ Sister Sophia ⓘ nuns of Nonnberg Abbey ⓘ |
| title | Maria ⓘ |
| usedIn | stage productions of The Sound of Music worldwide ⓘ |
| workBasedOn |
The Sound of Music
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (1965 film adaptation)
|
| workLocation |
The Sound of Music
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I of The Sound of Music
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maria Rainer