who sang some enchanted evening in the movie south pacific
Giorgio Tozzi
title: Some Enchanted Evening text: as "The Simpsons", "Last of the Summer Wine", "Man About the House", and "Bless This House". The song has been sung in films and on TV shows, for example by Harrison Ford in the film "American Graffiti" (1978 reissue), by an itinerant chanteuse in "Crossing Delancey" (1988), by Jon Bon Jovi on "Ally McBeal" in the episode "Homecoming" (2002) and by Bert in episode 102 on "the Muppet Show" (1977) to Connie Stevens. Some Enchanted Evening "Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific". It is "the single biggest popular hit to title: South Pacific (1958 film) text: plane to the island, where the Seabees and Bloody Mary have their first musical numbers. (The first musical number in the film is "Bloody Mary", sung by the Seabees, while in the stage version it is "Dites-moi", sung by Emile's children.) Emile is not shown in the film until about thirty minutes into it; in the film, Nellie first appears during the scene with the Seabees. Because of the switch, the show's most famous song, "Some Enchanted Evening", is not heard until nearly forty-five minutes into the film, while in the show it is heard about fifteen minutes after Act title: Some Enchanted Evening text: Some Enchanted Evening "Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific". It is "the single biggest popular hit to come out of any Rodgers and Hammerstein show." It is a three-verse solo for the leading male character, Emile, in which he describes seeing a stranger, knowing that he will see her again, and dreaming of her laughter. He sings that when you find your "true love", you must "fly to her side, / And make her your own". The song appears in the first act of the musical. It is sung as title: Some Enchanted Evening text: for Best Actor in 1950 for this role, and the song made him a favorite with audiences and listeners who normally did not attend or listen to opera. In the 2001 London revival of the show, Philip Quast won an Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role as Emile, and seven years later, international opera singer Paulo Szot won a Tony for his portrayal in the 2008 New York revival. In the film version of "South Pacific", the first and second scenes of the play are switched around. Because of the switch, Emile enters later in the film, and title: South Pacific (1958 film) text: DVD set of both the longer and shorter versions was released in the USA on Region 1 on November 7, 2006 and earlier on UK region 2 on 20 March 2006. "Some Enchanted Evening" was ranked #28 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Songs" (2004). On March 31, 2009, "South Pacific" became the first Rodgers and Hammerstein musical available on high definition Blu-ray Disc. The Original Soundtrack of the film was released in 1958. The album became a major success, reaching No.1 in both the US and UK. In the US, the album stayed at No.1 on the "Billboard"