Kennedy Center's opera stars influenced by Bugs Bunny

How Bugs Bunny and 'Kill the Wabbit' Inspired a Generation of Opera Stars

'Ring' cast recalls influence of Bugs Bunny's 'What's Opera, Doc'

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.

By

Michael M. Phillips

May 20, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/singers-wecall-how-elmer-fudd-bugs-bunny-tuned-them-to-wagner-roles-1463753848