An essential part of a Looney Tunes cartoon is the music. From the Road Runner music to convey speed or misery and imminent doom, to the normal sound effects. But opera affects the cartoons in a big way.
In this cartoon, Bugs Bunny's music-playing disrupts opera singer Giovanni Jones's rehearsals, which leads to retaliation by the opera singer. Bugs is repeatedly thwarted in attempts to make music, until he decides to get his own back that night by conducting the opera.
It's stupendously funny, like when Giovanni is put off by the singing rabbit and the fat singer begins dancing merrily only to realize he's gone wrong. His expressions of frustration as Bugs starts playing again are great. But Bugs steals the show when he calmly dispatches the singer through his conducting. His raised eyebrows and earmuffs are great. It's on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and should be.
In this cartoon, Bugs Bunny's music-playing disrupts opera singer Giovanni Jones's rehearsals, which leads to retaliation by the opera singer. Bugs is repeatedly thwarted in attempts to make music, until he decides to get his own back that night by conducting the opera.
It's stupendously funny, like when Giovanni is put off by the singing rabbit and the fat singer begins dancing merrily only to realize he's gone wrong. His expressions of frustration as Bugs starts playing again are great. But Bugs steals the show when he calmly dispatches the singer through his conducting. His raised eyebrows and earmuffs are great. It's on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and should be.