Review of What's Opera, Doc?

Elmer Fudd becomes the hero of Siegfried as he woos Brunhilde (played by Bugs Bunny in drag--if a rabbit can be in drag). This is a classic animated feature with full orchestration. It integrates the eternal effort of Elmer to kill the wabbit while repeatedly falling for the smart alecky rodent. The singing, of course, is quite horrible, but great credit to Mel Blanc for carrying on and staying in tune. What a remarkable talent Blanc was, carrying on the careers of all those Warner Brothers figures, from Yosemite Sam to Daffy Duck. Anyway, this is a gem of a cartoon. As a kid, I hated this use of classical music. Now, we can see the ingenious melding of the two forms.