Suntop-Kinseeker This is my most favorite cartoon of all time. This was the first operatic cartoon I ever seen and I love the whole thing. I sing both parts Every time I see it. As I know it word for word. This cartoon like many other Bugs vs Elmer cartoon contains many things like cross dressing and Elmer falling for it. Now the HUGE WHITE HORSE seen in this cartoon has another appearance in a banned cartoon Herr Hare a 40's NAZI Propaganda cartoon. Same song plays in both. And it has the best punchline of any cartoon: "What did you expect from an Opera, a happy ending?" based on the stereotypical opera where most of them end sad.This is based on Siegfried and Broomhilda (Brünnhilde) love https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_(opera). (If I recall correctly) and that this was the whole premise of the scene. Because of this cartoon every time I hear "The Flight of the Valkyries" By Wagner I sing, "Kill da wabbit, Kill the Wabbit Kill the WABBIT!" and that is because it reminds me of this cartoon.There has not been any cartoon that has come close to the favoring I have for "What's Opera Doc?" Nor will there ever be. If you haven't seen this cartoon I suggest you do it is great.

MisterWhiplash One of those indisputable classics from the Looney Tunes stock-pile in the 50s, this is pretty close to being a mini-opera of epic proportions: Elmer Fudd being fooled, once again, by Bugs Bunny in drag (this time in viking garb!) and then the dramatic confrontation of Elmer Fudd's God-like (that's right, God-like) powers to actually kill the rabbit. It may be one of the only times, if not the only time, that Fudd actually does do it in at the end. And it's all really beautiful and hilarious and things I shouldn't have to let you know. There's a few really quotable lines ("You're spear and magic helmet?" "MAGIC HELMET!") and the kind of animation that works as perfect spoof and as something kind of, almost, touching on its own terms. Indeed there's a lot done in these seven minutes that shows, without much argument, Chuck Jones' genius in matters of blending comedy and action and "romance" all into some wonderful animation. If you have to watch just a handful of Looney Tunes shorts, if not all that you can get your hands on, this is one of them.

Julia Arsenault (ja_kitty_71) I absolutely love this cartoon! I though it's one of Bugs Bunny's best cartoons ever and also Chuck Jones' finest cartoons too. I especially love the "romance" scene when Bugs dresses in drag as the Valkyrie Brunhilde and Elmer/Siegfried falls for it. As a kid I used to record the love song "Return My Love," play it on my tape player and pretend to be a beautiful princess standing on the balcony waiting for her Prince Charming; I am a hopeless romantic (*sigh*).All-in-all, the animation, the backgrounds and the music put into this cartoon are excellent! I would love to say: "R.I.P Chuck, we will miss you."

ackstasis Disney animation legend Chuck Jones' 'Merrie Melodies' short, 'What's Opera, Doc?,' is a pleasant and enjoyable cartoon tribute to the classic operas that have inspired audiences for generations. However, not particularly being a fan of opera – nor, indeed, having even seen many – I'm afraid that much of the film's charm might have been lost of me. The film features the voice talents of Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan, voicing the classic Disney characters of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, respectively (though Blanc did independently voice one of Elmer's lines - "SMOG!"). As we all know, Elmer's primary preoccupation is "hunting wabbits," and, in this film, he plans to do so as the demigod Siegfried, using the mighty powers of his "spear and magic helmet."The seven-minute film is essentially an operatic parody of Richard Wagner's operas, particularly 'Der Ring des Nibelungen / The Ring of the Nibelung.' Several pieces of Wagner's music are used in the film, to great effect, as both characters sing their lines in tune to the classic score: the overture from 'The Flying Dutchman' is used in the opening storm scene; Elmer memorably sings "Kill the wabbit!" to the tune of 'Ride of the Valkyries;' Siegfried's horn call from 'Siegfried' ("O mighty warrior of great fighting stock"); the overture and Pilgrim's Chorus from 'Tannhäuser' ("O Bwünnhilde, you'w so wuvwy," "Return my love").Quite surprisingly, the film ends with the death of Bugs Bunny, and with Elmer instantly regretful for the death he has caused, marking one of those rare occasions when Elmer has actually succeeded in "killing the wabbit!" Luckily, however, I am happy to report that, despite the unavoidable tragic opera conclusion, good old Bugs eases our worries by raising his head in the final seconds to declare, "Well, what did you expect in an opera? A happy ending?" This is an endearing Chuck Jones classic.