Kansas City Symphony: Bugs Bunny At The Symphony

Kansas City Symphony: Bugs Bunny At The Symphony at Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Rossini meets Elmer Fudd when the Kansas City Symphony brings Bugs Bunny at the Symphony to Helzberg Hall on May 21, 2027. Classic Looney Tunes shorts play on screen with orchestral music performed live alongside the cartoon mischief.

The Rabbit of Seville and What's Opera, Doc? make the invitation delightfully clear. Grand musical gestures become material for cartoon comedy, giving opera lovers something familiar to grin at and animation fans another reason to enjoy Bugs. You can appreciate the parody without arriving with a working knowledge of the composers. The joke is part of the welcome.

Long-Haired Hare, A Corny Concerto and Skyscraper Scrap with Tweety and Sylvester broaden the comic company. That variety makes a good family plan: adults can revisit favorites while children get acquainted with characters whose mischief gives the concert its personality. Pick a favorite before you go and see which short becomes the one you talk about afterward.

A new short celebrating Bugs Bunny's 86th birthday adds discovery for viewers who already know the classics. Creators George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong have put recognition and something fresh on the same program.

Make a Kansas City evening of clever animation, operatic silliness and a birthday worth celebrating. Get tickets to Bugs Bunny at the Symphony at the Kauffman Center.