The second ‘Rhapsody’ is a piece for solo piano but also one that was orchestrated to great acclaim. All manner of antics follows, including a phone call from the composer himself. Remarkably Bugs can pause for a chomp of carrot at the initial pause in the Rhapsody. In this cartoon, Bugs dressed suitably in concert tails, performs one of the most demanding pieces ever composed for the piano. The Barber of Seville is full of wonderful, memorable music that, with or without Bugs, is worthy of attention.Ģ. The premiere was given in 1782 and was well received with everyone but the somewhat disparaging critics. The opera itself was composed by Rossini on a text by Beaumarchais, just as Mozart had done three decades before in his ‘Marriage of Figaro’. Here is the perfect match between the world’s most loved animated figure and the king of comic opera. Like so many cartoons with Bugs in them, this one features a piece of classical music that is quite familiar: ‘The Barber of Seville’ by Rossini. The remarkable achievement here is that the music is performed live to the cartoon that plays on a gigantic screen.
This first extract is taken from a 2015 performance called ‘Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II’. In this article, I have selected a few choice Bugs moments from a vast array, to bring you the classical ‘greats’ in a way that only Bugs can. There are many reasons for the successful use of classical pieces, none more impressive perhaps than in the cartoons featuring the inimitable Bugs Bunny. Consider how many advertisements make full use of classical repertoire, or films contemporary or older. Classical music permeates so many of the everyday happenings in our lives that sometimes it is easy to overlook.
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