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  • Rare Austrian Production of 'The Sound of Music' Reflects Nation's Schizophrenic Nazi Past

    02/27/2005 1:15:20 PM PST · by Pharmboy · 45 replies · 1,095+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 2-27-05 | George Jahn
    VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The Nazis are back in Vienna - at least on stage. But this time there's no doubt that they're the bad guys. The latest look at the country's relationship to Hitler is through the melodic looking glass of "The Sound of Music" - the first full staging in Austria of a musical beloved the world over but virtually unknown in the nation it portrays. After years of denial, official Austria has turned in the past two decades from depicting itself as a victim of Adolf Hitler to acknowledging its key role in the Holocaust. But some...