Wabbit Season
My son's latest obsession has been Looney Tunes cartoons, especially those of Sylvester and Tweety. He'd say he likes all of them, but I see that he's always drawing pictures of Sylvester when he's supposed to be doing math.
Today we had an awesome treat. I took the kids into Spokane to see Bugs Bunny On Broadway at the Opera House. If you've never heard of this show that debuted on Broadway in 1990, it's an orchestral performance of the classic music of the old Warner Bros. cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and others. The cartoons themselves are projected on a big screen. So, you see the images and hear the voices, but the music is spectacularly live.
My son was thrilled. I'm actually not sure if he cared all that much about the powerful performance of the Spokane Symphony or if he was just happy to be seeing a few cartoons that haven't come out on DVD yet.
I do know that he definitely noticed the music, asking me to make him a CD of the classical pieces featured in the show, such as Wagner's Lohengrin, Strauss' Blue Danube, and Rossini's William Tell Overture.
My daughter, overhearing the request, asked for a copy too. So, the end result is a couple of kids with a new appreciation for classical music! Thanks Bugs.
Listen: "Merrie Melodies Overture"
Today we had an awesome treat. I took the kids into Spokane to see Bugs Bunny On Broadway at the Opera House. If you've never heard of this show that debuted on Broadway in 1990, it's an orchestral performance of the classic music of the old Warner Bros. cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and others. The cartoons themselves are projected on a big screen. So, you see the images and hear the voices, but the music is spectacularly live.My son was thrilled. I'm actually not sure if he cared all that much about the powerful performance of the Spokane Symphony or if he was just happy to be seeing a few cartoons that haven't come out on DVD yet.
I do know that he definitely noticed the music, asking me to make him a CD of the classical pieces featured in the show, such as Wagner's Lohengrin, Strauss' Blue Danube, and Rossini's William Tell Overture.
My daughter, overhearing the request, asked for a copy too. So, the end result is a couple of kids with a new appreciation for classical music! Thanks Bugs.
Listen: "Merrie Melodies Overture"
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4 Comments:
That is AWESOME!! My boys would love something like that. Unfortunately we don't have an Opera House anywhere near us.
kill da wabbit...
It's nice that even "non-educational" shows can provide ways to justify letting my kids watch them.
Sounds fun!
any way to get them interested is a good thing in my book.
- Jon
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Hmm, I'll have to look up and see if Bugs Bunny on Broadway is coming near me..that sounds fabulous!
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