"Long-Haired Hare," directed by Chuck Jones, finds Bugs Bunny pitted against a pompous, overweight opera tenor named Giovanni Jones. While trying to rehearse for his upcoming concert, Giovanni is constantly distracted by the strains of non-operatic music emerging from Bugs' voice, banjo, harp, and tuba. Before he knows it, Giovanni winds up singing along with Bugs until he realizes how distracted he has become. The big mistake Giovanni makes is his act of physically punishing Bugs several times, because as animation historian Michael Barrier pointed out, Giovanni simply had no idea what kind of can of worms he was opening when he picked on Bugs!
Highlights at the concert include Bugs' hilarious disguise as a bobbysoxer and his act of whacking the orchestra shell with a mallet, causing Giovanni to shake violently and fall into a tuba. But that's nothing compared to the grand finale! Bugs disguises himself as Leopold Stokowski, to the delight of the orchestra. With a brilliant smirk on his face, Bugs takes over the conducting duties and causes Giovanni endless strain & dishevelment while holding a high G for several minutes.
Without any doubt, "Long-Haired Hare" is a terrific Bugs Bunny cartoon. The three pieces of music from this cartoon that I recognize are "Largo al factotum" from "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini, the Prelude to Act III of "Lohengrin" by Wagner, and the Sextet from "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti.
Highlights at the concert include Bugs' hilarious disguise as a bobbysoxer and his act of whacking the orchestra shell with a mallet, causing Giovanni to shake violently and fall into a tuba. But that's nothing compared to the grand finale! Bugs disguises himself as Leopold Stokowski, to the delight of the orchestra. With a brilliant smirk on his face, Bugs takes over the conducting duties and causes Giovanni endless strain & dishevelment while holding a high G for several minutes.
Without any doubt, "Long-Haired Hare" is a terrific Bugs Bunny cartoon. The three pieces of music from this cartoon that I recognize are "Largo al factotum" from "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini, the Prelude to Act III of "Lohengrin" by Wagner, and the Sextet from "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti.