We Kiss in a Shadow
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"We Kiss in a Shadow" is a show tune
from the 1951
Rodgers and Hammerstein
musical
, The King and I
.
In this song, Tuptim and Lun Tha declare their love for each other, even though they fear that the King of Siam would know about it.
In the original Broadway production it is sung by Doretta Morrow and Larry Douglas
. In the 1956
film version it was sung by Reuben Fuentes dubbing for Carlos Rivas
and Leona Gordon dubbing for Rita Moreno
.
Show tune
A show tune is a popular song originally written as part of the score of a "show" , especially if the piece in question has become a "standard", more or less detached in most people's minds from the original context...
from the 1951
1951 in music
-Events:*January 29 – Nilla Pizzi wins the first annual Sanremo Music Festival with "Grazie dei fiori".*February – The first complete performance of Charles Ives's Second Symphony is given in Carnegie Hall by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.*March – Alan...
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were a well-known American songwriting duo, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s during what is considered the golden age of the medium...
musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
, The King and I
The King and I
The King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in...
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In this song, Tuptim and Lun Tha declare their love for each other, even though they fear that the King of Siam would know about it.
In the original Broadway production it is sung by Doretta Morrow and Larry Douglas
Larry Douglas
Larry "Juice" Douglas Was a professional American football wide receiver/tight end who played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers , in Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the United States Football League for the Chicago Blitz , Arizona Wranglers ...
. In the 1956
1956 in music
-Events:*January 26 – Buddy Holly's first recording sessions for Decca Records take place in Nashville, Tennessee*Roy Orbison signs with Sun Records*January 27 – Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" is released...
film version it was sung by Reuben Fuentes dubbing for Carlos Rivas
Carlos Rivas
Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres is a retired football midfielder from Chile who played for Colo-Colo.-International career:Carlos Rivas played for Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team, from 1978 to 1982....
and Leona Gordon dubbing for Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award....
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Recorded versions
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recorded on March 2, 1951 - Barbra StreisandBarbra StreisandBarbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
- Debbie Harwood Album Soothe Me 2004
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Album Hypnotique 1958