Some Enchanted Evening

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romantic ballad show tune song

Some Enchanted Evening is a classic romantic ballad from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," renowned as one of Richard Rodgers' most famous and enduring songs.

Aliases (3)

"Some Enchanted Evening" ×3
Some Enchanted Evening (popular song) ×1
Some Enchanted Evening (song) ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	romantic ballad → show tune → song →
associatedWith	Rodgers and Hammerstein →
associatedWork	South Pacific (1949 musical) →
characterWhoSings	Emile de Becque →
composer	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
describedAs	one of Richard Rodgers' most famous songs → standard of the American musical theatre repertoire →
famousFor	evocative lyrics → lush orchestration → romantic melody →
firstBroadwayProductionCity	New York City →
firstBroadwayProductionTheatre	Majestic Theatre →
firstPerformanceYear	1949 →
fromMusical	South Pacific →
genre	show tune → traditional pop →
hasCulturalStatus	American Songbook standard → popular standard →
hasForm	verse-chorus structure →
includedIn	South Pacific (original cast recording) →
introducedIn	original Broadway production of South Pacific →
language	English →
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED →
lyricsBy	Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED →
musicBy	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED →
notableRecordingBy	Andy Williams → Barbra Streisand → Bing Crosby → Bryan Adams → Frank Sinatra → José Carreras → Perry Como → Ray Conniff →
originalPerformer	Ezio Pinza NERFINISHED →
partOf	South Pacific →
publicationYear	1949 →
style	lyrical →
tempo	slow →
theatricalContext	South Pacific →
theme	destiny in love → love at first sight → romantic longing →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richard Rodgers → Richard Rodgers ("Some Enchanted Evening (song)") → Richard Rodgers ("Some Enchanted Evening (popular song)") →	notableWork
Theme from "Some Enchanted Evening" (revised) (""Some Enchanted Evening"") →	basedOn
Theme from "Some Enchanted Evening" (revised) (""Some Enchanted Evening"") →	isReworkedVersionOf
Theme from "Some Enchanted Evening" (revised) (""Some Enchanted Evening"") →	isVersionOf
Rodgers and Hammerstein →	wroteSong