The Trapp Family A Life for Music

Agathe von Trapp grows up sheltered with her six siblings at the family estate in Salzburg. With the death of her beloved mother, her world collapses. The girl with the golden voice decides never to sing again. Instead, she selflessly takes care of the household, her siblings, and her father, Georg von Trapp. He views this with mixed feelings and encourages her to take up her own life. The family moves to Salzburg, and in the governess Maria Gustl, the father finds a new love and a surrogate mother for his children. Agathe sees Maria as a rival and reacts with rejection. However, an encounter with a singer, the (re)discovery of her beautiful voice, and the power of music that connects the family ultimately bring the two women together. They know that the signs on the eve of Austria's annexation to Nazi Germany point to change and demand courageous decisions—decisions that will forever alter the family's life.