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"Many of the people involved in the Washington National Opera’s production of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle say their first exposure to opera came from the same source—Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cartoons." [SLWSJ]
What about Long Haired Hare? Leopold!
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:06 AM on May 31, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:06 AM on May 31, 2016 [6 favorites]
Leopold?
posted by Strange Interlude at 9:07 AM on May 31, 2016 [8 favorites]
posted by Strange Interlude at 9:07 AM on May 31, 2016 [8 favorites]
LEOPOLD!
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:08 AM on May 31, 2016 [9 favorites]
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:08 AM on May 31, 2016 [9 favorites]
To say nothing of The Rabbit of Seville, which is yet another Chuck Jones masterpiece.
posted by usonian at 9:55 AM on May 31, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by usonian at 9:55 AM on May 31, 2016 [4 favorites]
Has anyone ever tried to perform What's Opera Doc" as a stage performance with regular actors?
Googled ,yes they,have (Second one is the best).
posted by boilermonster at 10:00 AM on May 31, 2016 [8 favorites]
Googled ,yes they,have (Second one is the best).
posted by boilermonster at 10:00 AM on May 31, 2016 [8 favorites]
Leopold!!!
posted by praemunire at 10:18 AM on May 31, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by praemunire at 10:18 AM on May 31, 2016 [1 favorite]
I'm surprised anyone's first experience isn't Bugs and Elmer.
Also a perfect example of why we should encourage works to enter the public domain in a timely manner. If current copyright rules applied when Wagner died, Warner wouldn't have been able to create their work when they did.
posted by Mitheral at 12:15 PM on May 31, 2016 [2 favorites]
Also a perfect example of why we should encourage works to enter the public domain in a timely manner. If current copyright rules applied when Wagner died, Warner wouldn't have been able to create their work when they did.
posted by Mitheral at 12:15 PM on May 31, 2016 [2 favorites]
The article mentions that Chuck Jones, if he'd done a third opera based cartoon, would have chosen Carmen. I would formally like to request transfer to the parallel universe in which this cartoon was made.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 12:56 PM on May 31, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 12:56 PM on May 31, 2016 [3 favorites]
"Oh Bwunhilde, you're so wuvwy."
"Yes, I know it. I can't help it."
posted by Nerd of the North at 2:50 PM on May 31, 2016
"Yes, I know it. I can't help it."
posted by Nerd of the North at 2:50 PM on May 31, 2016
Send us a bootleg DVD. Nobody has to know.
posted by Nerd of the North at 3:00 PM on May 31, 2016
posted by Nerd of the North at 3:00 PM on May 31, 2016
I guess it would have been to much to have asked to live in a world where he also did Pagliacci and Ubu Roi.
posted by boilermonster at 9:38 AM on June 1, 2016
posted by boilermonster at 9:38 AM on June 1, 2016
When I was in high school I was in theatre and we got to help out on the local professional opera companies shows as stage crew. At that point I was sure opera would be all screaming women with helmet with horns. Once we got the stage set up the conductor got us all to sit on the edge of the stage, above the orchestra, and said, "You all might recognize this song." We all thought, 'yeah right...shoot us now.' He smiled and said, "It's from Bugs Bunny." We all perked up and this full orchestra broke into the overture to Barber of Seville.
Still get shivers thinking about that moment, even 35 years later.
posted by drinkmaildave at 8:19 PM on June 2, 2016 [1 favorite]
Still get shivers thinking about that moment, even 35 years later.
posted by drinkmaildave at 8:19 PM on June 2, 2016 [1 favorite]
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