Legendary Looney Tunes characters come to Canada for a concert film tour Bugs Bunny in the symphony orchestrawhich will stop in Montreal, Quebec and Toronto in January 2024!

The tour celebrates 35 years of this stunning production, a collaboration between George Daugherty, David Ka Lik Wong and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment and is acclaimed by critics and audiences around the world.

To mark this great occasion, the creator of the original production, the masterful George Daugherty, will lead the FILMharmonic Orchestra on the tour. Enthusiasts from all walks of life can share the joy of unforgettable adventures Bugs Bunny and his crazy friends, all in a whirlwind of classical music.

Directed by Mr. Daugherty and created by Emmy Award-winning Mr. Daugherty and Mr. David Ka Lik Wong, Bugs Bunny in the symphony orchestra has toured the world with major symphony orchestras and at legendary venues since 1990, when the production premiered to sold-out audiences at the Gershwin Theater Bugs Bunny on Broadway. Since then, the concert has sold out and received rave reviews worldwide, with hundreds of orchestras and venues from the New York Philharmonic to the Boston Pops to the Chicago Orchestra, from Philadelphia to the Royal Philharmonic… from the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House to the Lincoln Philharmonic Center in New York. The concert was also performed across Canada with the country’s major symphony orchestras.

This new version of Bugs Bunny in the symphony orchestra brings together 16 brilliant, iconic short films from Looney Tunes projected on the big screen, incl What is Opera, Doc?, The Rabbit of Seville, stick bunny, Zoom and boredomAnd Kitschy concertas well as five brand new animated short films. Their stirring scores by Carl Stalling, infused with classical music, will be performed live by the Orchester FILMharmonique de Montréal.

“When we looked at it Looney Tunes “On Saturday morning, we didn’t realize we were getting a big classical music lesson at the same time,” Daugherty says. “ Bugs Bunny in Symphony is the perfect opportunity to introduce today’s children to the symphony orchestra and appreciate the beauty of classical music while enjoying the humor Bugs Bunny and his followers. “Moreover, it is an opportunity for adults of all ages to rekindle their affection for these brilliant animated shorts and relive a truly nostalgic and magical part of their childhood.”

Known as a cross-generational show, perfect for all ages, Bugs Bunny in the symphony orchestra will allow viewers to reminisce about the good times of their own childhood and create new memories Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Michigan J. Frog and the rest of the characters Looney Tunesseen in her most popular animated short films.

George Daugherty has conducted more than 250 American and international orchestras. He has also received a Primetime Emmy Award, five additional Emmy Award nominations and numerous other honors for his work in television and film. He has been a frequent guest conductor with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, the Danish National Symphony, the Orchester de la Suisse Romande and the Hong Kong Philharmonic as well as the symphony orchestras of Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Winnipeg, Edmonton and the NAC, among others. He has conducted the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra 22 times at the Hollywood Bowl and the National Symphony Orchestra 20 times at the Wolf Trap. He has been frequently invited to conduct the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in London, as well as tours of the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. A royal Christmas » for Dame Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and the Royal Ballet of London.

A renowned ballet and opera conductor, he has conducted for the American Ballet Theater, the Bavarian State Opera and Ballet, La Scala Ballet, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Bellas Artes and many other companies. He has also served as Music Director of the Chicago Ballet, Chicago City Ballet, Louisville Ballet and San Jose Ballet, to name a few. George Daugherty and his partner David Ka Lik Wong received Primetime Emmys as executive producers of the ABC animated and live-action production “Peter and the.” Wolf by Prokofiev, which Daugherty also directed, wrote and directed and for which he also received an Emmy nomination for Best Musical Direction. Daugherty and Wong also served as executive producers and writers on the children’s series Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese cat cat, aired on PBS/Sesame Workshop, and both were nominated for Emmy Awards Rhythm & Jamtheir series of music education specials that air on the ABC network.

David Ka Lik Wong also won a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for three Emmy Awards. He has created programs and concerts on Broadway and for the world’s largest symphony orchestras and concert halls. With George Daugherty, he produced, wrote and created a number of critically acclaimed television programs and films for Warner Bros., ABC/Disney, Sesame Workshop, PBS and other major studios and networks. He served as co-creator, producer, technical director, stage director and lighting designer throughout the concert’s history.

Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny to the symphony orchestra is a 130-minute concert with a 20-minute intermission.

OFFICIAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BUGS BUNNY WEBSITE : https://bugsbunnyatthesymphony.net/

Experience a nostalgic return to one of the world’s most popular animated films with this unique cinema and music experience!

Tickets available now at gfnproduktionen.ca

LOONEY TUNES and all associated characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s23).

About Warner Bros. Discovery Global themed entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment (WBDGTE), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands, Franchises and Experiences, is a global leader in the creation, development and licensing of entertainment, live events, exhibitions and theme park experiences based on major franchises. Companies, stories and characters from film, television, animation and games are based on studios from Warner Bros., HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network and more. WBDGTE is home to the groundbreaking Wizarding World of Harry Potter locations at Universal theme parks around the world, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, The WB Abu Dhabi, The FRIENDS Experience, The Game of Thrones Studio Tour and countless other inspired experiences from The Wizarding World, DC, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Game of Thrones, FRIENDS and many other things. With leading partners, WBDGTE enables fans around the world to physically immerse themselves in their favorite brands and franchises.

About IF/X Productions

Industrial F/X Productions, also known in the entertainment world as IF/X, started in Los Angeles and San Francisco and has now moved to Las Vegas. IF/X was founded by George Daugherty and David Wong and is now joined by partner and producer Amy Minter. For three decades, IF/X has created award-winning and critically acclaimed live symphony concerts, Broadway musical productions, specials and television series, and feature films, in collaboration with iconic studios, networks and labels such as Warner Bros., ABC, CBS, PBS, PBS Kids, National Public Radio, Sesame Workshop, the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Canada, RCA, Water Tower Music, Warner Bros. Records, BMG, Sony Entertainment and others, as well as for the world’s leading symphony orchestras and concert halls. IF/X is produced and running Bugs Bunny in the symphony orchestra since its founding in 1990.

About the FILMharmonique Orchestra

The FILMharmonique, founded by Denis Chabot, consists of first-class Canadian musicians and is the first film music orchestra in Canada. Since its founding in 2015, the FILMharmonique Orchestra has presented sold-out film concerts every year in the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts. Films presented in the concert include Harry Potter, Amadeus, Star Wars, The Godfather, Gladiator, Titanic, Fantasia and The Lord of the Rings.

About GFN Productions

GFN Productions is a Quebec entertainment company that produces concerts, records and digital media. GFN invests in the development of talent from Quebec and Canada and showcases artists from around the world. In collaboration with the FILMharmonic Orchestra, the company has been producing some of the most popular films and franchises in concert form since 2018. This series of film concerts has quickly become a regular part of the program at Place des Arts in Montreal.