Maria Von Trapp
Maria Von Trapp was born in Vienna, Austria on January 26th, 1905 and is the World Music Singer. At the age of 82, Maria Von Trapp biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Start of musical career and departure from Austria.
Soprano Lotte Lehmann heard the family perform, and she suggested that they appear at concerts. Kurt Schuschnigg, the Austrian Chancellor, heard them on the radio and invited them to perform in Vienna.
They became a well-known touring act after appearing at a festival in 1935. They lived under Nazi rule after Germany's annexation of Austria in March 1938. Women's life became more difficult as they witnessed hostility against Jewish children by their parents' use of children against their parents, the promotion of abortion rights both by Maria's doctor and by her son's kindergarten, and finally, with Georg's incorporation into the German Navy. They visited Munich in 1938 and met Hitler at a restaurant. The family left Austria and moved to Italy in September, followed by England, and finally the United States. Heinrich Himmler's headquarters made use of their abandoned home as the Nazis' headquarters.
The von Trapps began to perform in the United States and Canada, originally calling themselves the "Trapp Family Choir." On December 10, 1938, they appeared at The Town Hall in New York City.The New York Times wrote:
Charles Wagner was their first booking agent, but Frederick Christian Schang was their next step forward. Schang Americanized their repertoire, and the group renamed the group "Trapp Family Singers" after he suggested it. The family, who by then had ten children, were soon touring the world for concert performances. Alix Williamson served as the group's publicist for more than two decades. They established the Trapp Family Austrian Relief fund, which distributed food and clothing to people impoverished in Austria after the war.
The family migrated to Stowe, Vermont, where they operated a music camp when they weren't touring. Maria Augusta, Maria Franziska, Johanna, Martina, Hedwig, and Agathe applied for American citizenship in 1944, but Georg did not apply to become a citizen. Rupert and Werner became citizens after serving in World War II, while Rosmarie and Eleonore became citizens by virtue of their mother's citizenship. During a concert tour in Philadelphia, Johannes was born on January 17th, 1939. Georg von Trapp died in Vermont in 1947 after suffering from lung cancer.
In the 1950s, the family owned a number of 78-rpm records for RCA Victor, some of which were later released on RCA Camden LPs. A few later recordings were also released on LPs, as well as some stereo sessions. The Trapp Family Singers disbanded and went their separate ways in 1957. Maria and three of her children were sent by Papua New Guinea to serve as missionaries. Maria returned to Vermont in 1965 to head the Trapp Family Lodge, which had been named Cor Unum. Even though she was initially reluctant to do so, she soon began handing over the lodge to her son Johannes. Hedwig returned to Austria and began as a Umhausen tutor.