Move over Mozart. Toes in Salzburg are tapping to a new beat as residents finally embrace the Hollywood musical that put them on the map nearly half a century ago. Playing for the first time in this haughty town of opera lovers, “The Sound of Music,” has been met with surprisingly positive reactions in what is commonly considered a last bulwark of resistance to the iconic show. “A wonderful performance,” enthused Johann Fink as he waited at the coat check at the end of a recent performance at the ornate Salzburg State Theater. Such a reception in Salzburg is hardly a given despite the global popularity of the musical that was based on a true story and immortalized by the 1965 multiple Academy Award winning movie.
