Many of the people involved in the Washington National Opera’s production of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle say their first exposure to opera came from the same source—Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cartoons.
Even though most of the audience members were not alive for the original Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies, you’d be hard pressed to find a Californian who couldn’t hum “kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit ...