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Chop Shop  February 20, 1816 Rossini's opera "Barber of Seville" premieres in Rome at the Teatro Argentina. The premiere was a disastrous failure: the audience hissed and jeered throughout, and several on-stage accidents occurred.  The second performance met with quite a different fate, becoming a roaring success. The original French play, Le Barbier de Séville, endured a similar story: poorly received at first, only to become a favorite within a week.  The opera was first performed in England on 10 March 1818 at the King's Theatre in London in Italian, soon followed on 13 October at the Covent Garden Theatre by an English version translated by John Fawcett and Daniel Terry. It was first performed in America on 3 May 1819 in English (probably the Covent Garden version) at the Park Theatre in New York.  One hundred thirty two years later Warner Bros releases Rabbit of Seville. The Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in 1950.  The "Barber of Seville" poster that appears at the start of the film features three names: Eduardo Selzeri, Michele Maltese, and Carlo Jonzi, which are Italianized versions of the names of the producer (Edward Selzer), writer (Michael Maltese), and director (Chuck Jones) of the film.  In one shot of the scene where Bugs massages Elmer's head in time to the piano melody, his hands are drawn with five digits instead of the usual four to match the hand of a piano player  Carl Stalling's music arrangement is remarkable in that the overture's basic structure is kept relatively intact; some repeated passages are removed and the overall piece is conducted at a faster tempo to accommodate the cartoon's standard running length.  In 1994 it was voted #12 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.  Almost 200 years after it's first performance Rossini's music is still enjoyed and recognized by the general public. |
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19/2/2017 7:18 pm |
I could not get the poster scene nor the 5 fingered piano sequence
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19/2/2017 7:21 pm |
Rossini would probably love the cartoon
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19/2/2017 7:22 pm |
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19/2/2017 7:22 pm |
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Well, I never knew.........
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19/2/2017 10:07 pm |
***takes deep bow***
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19/2/2017 10:08 pm |
i love to watch bug Bunny
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19/2/2017 10:08 pm |
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19/2/2017 10:09 pm |
Well, I never knew.........
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20/2/2017 6:31 pm |
bugs bunny was one of my favorite cartoons. .
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20/2/2017 6:35 pm |
Some of the computer generated works are very good. They have put a new face on Roadrunner's adventures.
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Thanks Brett.. Cartoons using classical music was the first exposure to classical music that many kids experienced in that era 1950's - 60's and beyond.. da da da dee da da da dee.
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22/2/2017 6:41 pm |
Thanks Brett.. Cartoons using classical music was the first exposure to classical music that many kids experienced in that era 1950's - 60's and beyond.. da da da dee da da da dee.
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