Bugs Bunny at the Symphony 30th Anniversary Edition cover
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony 30th Anniversary Edition is a concert musical featuring Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Wile E. Coyote, and Road Runner. The production was conceived by George Daugherty, incorporating scores by Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn. The concert had its world premiere on 21 September 2019 at the Warner Theatre, Erie Philharmonic.
It is a sequel to Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II and Bugs Bunny at the Symphony.
The Concert[]
- Music and lyrics by Stalling, Franklyn, Christopher Lennertz, and Carl Johnson unless otherwise noted.
- Act I
- "Ride of the Valkyries" from "Die Walküre" (music by Richard Wagner)
- "Fanfare" (from Merrie Melodies)
- "Baton Bunny" (music by Franz von Suppé)
- "What's Up Doc?" (scene; “Hooray for Hollywood” music by Richard A. Whiting, lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
- "A Corny Concerto" (music by Johann Strauss II)
- "Long-Haired Hare" (music by Richard Wagner, Franz von Suppé, Gaetano Donizetti, and Gioachino Rossini)
- "Rhapsody Rabbit" (music by Franz Liszt)
- "Wet Cement"
- "Zoom and Bored" (music by by Bedřich Smetana)
- "One Froggy Evening" (scene; music and lyrics by Ida Emerson and Joseph E. Howard)
- "Rabbit of Seville" (music by Gioacchino Rossini)
- Act II
- "Rabid Rider"
- "Coyote Falls"
- "Fur of Flying"
- "High Note" (music by Johann Strauss II)
- "Duck Amuck" (scene)
- "What's Opera, Doc?" (music by Richard Wagner)
- "Merrie Melodies Closing Theme" - "That's all Folks!"
- "Dynamite Dance" (Printed Encore; music by Amilcare Ponchielle)