<P> At the abbey, Maria says that she is ready to take her monastic vows; but the Mother Abbess realizes that she is running away from her feelings . She tells her to face the Captain and discover if they love each other, and tells her to search for and find the life she was meant to live ("Climb Ev'ry Mountain"). </P> <P> Max teaches the children how to sing on stage . When the Captain tries to lead them, they complain that he is not doing it as Maria did . He tells them that he has asked Elsa to marry him . They try to cheer themselves up by singing "My Favorite Things" but are unsuccessful until they hear Maria singing on her way to rejoin them . Learning of the wedding plans, she decides to stay only until the Captain can arrange for another governess . Max and Elsa argue with him about the imminent Anschluss, trying to convince him that it is inevitable ("No Way to Stop It"). When he refuses to compromise, Elsa breaks off the engagement . Alone, the Captain and Maria finally admit their love, desiring only to be "An Ordinary Couple". As they marry, the nuns reprise "Maria" against the wedding processional . </P> <P> During the honeymoon, Max prepares the children to perform at the Kaltzberg Festival . Herr Zeller, the Gauleiter, demands to know why they are not flying the flag of the Third Reich now that the Anschluss has occurred . The Captain and Maria return early from their honeymoon before the Festival . In view of developments, he does not allow the children to sing . Max argues that they would sing for Austria, but the Captain points out that it no longer exists . Maria and Liesl discuss romantic love; Maria predicts that in a few years Liesl will be married ("Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Reprise)"). Rolf enters with a telegram that offers the Captain a commission in the German Navy, and Liesl is upset to discover that Rolf is now a committed Nazi . The Captain consults Maria and decides that they must secretly flee Austria . German Admiral von Schreiber arrives to find out why Captain von Trapp has not answered the telegram . He explains that the German Navy holds him in high regard, offers him the commission, and tells him to report immediately to Bremerhaven to assume command . Maria says that he cannot leave immediately, as they are all singing in the Festival concert; and the Admiral agrees to wait . </P> <P> At the concert, after the von Trapps sing an elaborate reprise of "Do - Re-Mi", Max brings out the Captain's guitar . Captain von Trapp sings "Edelweiss", as a goodbye to his homeland, while using Austria's national flower as a symbol to declare his loyalty to the country . Max asks for an encore and announces that this is the von Trapp family's last chance to sing together, as the honor guard waits to escort the Captain to his new command . While the judges decide on the prizes, the von Trapps sing "So Long, Farewell", leaving the stage in small groups . Max then announces the runners - up, stalling as much as possible . When he announces that the first prize goes to the von Trapps and they do not appear, the Nazis start a search . The family hides at the Abbey, and Sister Margaretta tells them that the borders have been closed . Rolf comes upon them and calls his lieutenant, but after seeing Liesl he changes his mind and tells him they aren't there . The Nazis leave, and the von Trapps flee over the Alps as the nuns reprise "Climb Ev'ry Mountain". </P>

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