The Sound of Music

Musical

Writers: Howard Lindsay Russel Crouse Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II

Characters

Character Name

Gender

Part Size

Vocal Part(s)

Maria Rainer

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Soprano

Captain Georg Von Trapp

Gender: Male

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Bass-Baritone

Elsa Schraeder

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Max Detweiler

Gender: Male

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Tenor

Liesl Von Trapp

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

The Mother Abbess

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Soprano

Sister Berthe

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Sister Margaretta

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Friedrich Von Trapp

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Tenor

Louisa Von Trapp

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Brigitta Von Trapp

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Kurt Von Trapp

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Countertenor

Marta Von Trapp

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Gretl Von Trapp

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Rolf Gruber

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Baritone

Sister Sophia

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Franz

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Frau Schmidt

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Ursula

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Herr Zeller

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Baron Elberfeld

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

A New Postulant

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Admiral von Schreiber

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Ensemble

Gender: Either or Both

Part Size: Ensemble

Vocal Part: Variety

Guide written by
Chloe Wintersteen
Avital Shira

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Musical

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